AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Clackmannanshire Council awarded Finance Service Recovery and Audit Readiness Support to PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP. The published contract record is active and states it was signed on 10 September 2026.
Published outcomeAward awd-1 is for a fixed-price initial 2024/25 phase valued at £495,750 excluding VAT. The notice says the Council may choose not to commission a subsequent 2025/26 phase without cancellation charge, minimum commitment or other liability.
Market significanceThis is a specialist financial-management consultancy engagement supporting statutory reporting recovery, audit readiness and finance-function resilience.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
99% confidenceAward awd-1 · 495750 GBP · verified
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Award awd-1 names PricewaterhouseCoopers as supplier; supplier verification resolves this to PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP (company number OC303525).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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Process display_status is "awarded" and notice_type is "award".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract awd-1 has status "active".
Contract signed
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Contract awd-1 reports dateSigned as 2026-09-10.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£495,750 excluding VAT
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Award awd-1 description states the initial 2024/25 phase is deliverable independently for a fixed price of £495,750 excluding VAT; the award value is GBP 495,750.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published value relates to the sole listed award and supplier.
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Award awd-1 has one supplier, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and value GBP 495,750.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender period start
95% confidence10 May 2026
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Tender tenderPeriod.startDate is 2026-05-10.
Contract signature date
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Contract awd-1 dateSigned is 2026-09-10.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-12T12:17:57Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFinance Service Recovery and Audit Readiness Support
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Process title.
Services
99% confidenceRecovery programme leadership; technical accounting support; financial-statement production support; audit readiness; capability building; and knowledge transfer.
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Published tender and award item descriptions.
Objective
99% confidenceRestore statutory financial-reporting timescales and support a sustainable, resilient finance function.
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Published tender and award item descriptions.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79412000 — Financial management consultancy services
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Tender additionalClassifications.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Number of bids or suppliers evaluated
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation rationale or scores
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial phase
98% confidence2024/25 phase, independently deliverable at a fixed price.
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Award awd-1 description.
Subsequent phase
98% confidenceA 2025/26 phase may not be commissioned; the Council would have no cancellation charge, minimum commitment or other liability if it is not commissioned.
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Award awd-1 description.
Mandatory deliverables
98% confidenceAll mandatory deliverables are stated to be completed within the initial phase.
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Award awd-1 description.
Resource commitment
97% confidenceTendered resource commitments are stated to remain unchanged.
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Award awd-1 description.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start or end date is supplied in the published record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceThe stated £495,750 price is fixed for an independently deliverable initial phase, with a later phase apparently optional to the Council.
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Award awd-1 description.
Demand signal
94% confidenceThe requirement indicates demand for external finance-recovery, accounting and audit-readiness expertise rather than a general advisory assignment.
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Published scope describes technical accounting, financial-statement production and audit-readiness support.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
99% confidenceThe record contains a named award, award value, active contract status and explicit signature date.
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Award awd-1 and linked contract awd-1.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified: the source name PricewaterhouseCoopers was resolved to PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, company number OC303525.
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Supplier verification status is verified, with match method normalised_name.
Date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe described initial phase is labelled 2024/25, while the tender start is 10 May 2026 and contract signature is 10 September 2026. The source does not explain this chronology.
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Award description; tenderPeriod.startDate; contract dateSigned.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes contract start/end dates, procurement method, bid count, evaluation information, lot allocation and price breakdown beyond the stated initial-phase fixed price.
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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source describes an initial phase as 2024/25 despite recording a May 2026 tender start and September 2026 contract signature; no explanation is supplied.
- No contract start date or end date is published.
- Procurement method, bid count, evaluation scores and award rationale are not published.
- No lots, individual lot titles or detailed pricing breakdown are supplied.
- The status and scope of any subsequent 2025/26 phase are not confirmed; the notice only states that it may not be commissioned.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Clackmannanshire CouncilPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPfinance service recoveryaudit readinessfinancial management consultancy£495,750CPV 79412000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Finance Service Recovery and Audit Readiness Support award?
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, verified under company number OC303525.
What is the published award value?
£495,750 excluding VAT for the independently deliverable initial 2024/25 phase.
Is a later phase guaranteed?
No. The notice says the Council has no cancellation charge, minimum commitment or other liability if the subsequent 2025/26 phase is not commissioned.
Was the contract signed?
The published contract record states that it was signed on 10 September 2026 and is active.
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