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Strategic Advice on Property Lease Hold

Chelmsford City Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 02:41.

Opportunity overview

Chelmsford City Council (CCC) requires the commissioning of advice to appraise options for the Council’s long leasehold interest a local retail unit.

Awarded to

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GRANT THORNTON UK LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£250k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Jun 2026
Award ID
065585-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
OC307742
Location
London, UKI, EC2M7EA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV66171000 — Financial consultancy services

Lots

  • Chelmsford City Council (CCC) requires the commissioning of advice to appraise options for the Council’s long leasehold interest a local retail unit. This work has been commissioned via mini-competition through ESPO 664_25 framework.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06c97b
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Call-off via ESPO 664_25 consultancy services framework via mini-competition.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
66171000
Description
Financial consultancy services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Chelmsford City Council (CCC) requires the commissioning of advice to appraise options for the Council’s long leasehold interest a local retail unit. This work has been commissioned via mini-competition through ESPO 664_25 framework.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality Criteria - as stated in the tender documents
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30

Options

Description
Option of a 6-month extension to provide further advice and consultancy of the Council wishes to purchase the retail unit.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3

Delivery Location

Description
Essex

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Chelmsford City Council
Id
GB-FTS-26132

Identifier

Legal Name
Chelmsford City Council

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Duke Street
Locality
Chelmsford
Region
UKH3
Postal Code
CM1 1JE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Emma Till
Telephone
+44 1245606606

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP
Id
GB-FTS-184629

Identifier

Legal Name
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP
Id
OC307742

Address

Street Address
8 Finsbury Circus,
Locality
London
Region
UKI
Postal Code
EC2M7EA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Chelmsford City Council
Id
GB-FTS-26133

Identifier

Legal Name
Chelmsford City Council

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1JE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1245606606

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
065585-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-184629
Name
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
065585-2026-1
Award ID
065585-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
11 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
250,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH3 · CM1 1JE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 065585-2026award, contract ·