AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has published contract details for tax calculation services for the British Embassy Brussels. Baker Tilly Belgium is named as supplier. The record states that the contract was signed and started on 1 October 2026, with an end date of 30 September 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award and associated active contract are recorded for supplier Baker Tilly Belgium under a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
Market significanceThis is a £104,000 gross services contract over the stated two-year term, covering financial consultancy-classified tax calculation services for the British Embassy Brussels.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Baker Tilly Belgium
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 104000 GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names Baker Tilly Belgium as supplier and relates to lot 1. Associated contract 1, linked through awardID 1, has a gross value of GBP 104,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender (UK7)
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Contract document describes itself as a “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” with notice type UK7.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-09T11:14:03+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£104,000 gross
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Contract 1 value states amountGross 104000, amount 104000 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceRecorded at contract level for award 1 / lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which relates to lot 1; no separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01.
Contract commencement
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2028
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Contract period endDate is 2028-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Published contract details
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-09T11:14:03+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTax calculation services for the British Embassy Brussels
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Tender title and description state “Tax Calculation Services for the British Embassy Brussels” and “Provision of tax calculation services to the British Embassy Brussels.”
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence66171000 — Financial consultancy services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 66171000 with description “Financial consultancy services”.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1)
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Tender contains lot 1 and award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information supplied beyond the stated without-competition procedure
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The source states a below-threshold procedure without competition and contains no bid or tenderer count.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01 and endDate is 2028-09-30.
Term length
98% confidenceTwo years
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The stated start and end dates run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal option
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied in the published record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold procurement without competition
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The published procedure detail states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Commercial scale
98% confidence£104,000 gross across the stated two-year term
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Contract value is GBP 104,000 gross and the period is 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Service positioning
98% confidenceSpecialist tax calculation requirement classified as financial consultancy services
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The requirement is tax calculation services and the award item is classified under CPV 66171000, Financial consultancy services.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier name is reported as published; no separate verified legal company name is supplied
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Source supplier name is Baker Tilly Belgium; supplier verification is marked not_applicable and verified_company_name is null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender scores, award rationale, bidder names, pricing breakdown, or bid count is present in the supplied data.
Contract options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension, renewal, or variation provisions are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate verified legal company name or company number is supplied for Baker Tilly Belgium; the supplier name is reported as published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are published. The estimated re-procurement timing is based only on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FCDOForeign Commonwealth and Development OfficeBaker Tilly BelgiumBritish Embassy Brusselstax calculation servicesfinancial consultancy servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the tax calculation services contract for the British Embassy Brussels?
Baker Tilly Belgium is named as supplier for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The associated contract value is £104,000 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
How was the contract procured?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
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