26087 - Tax and Advisory specialists. This is a call-off from the GCA's Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4) RM6309.

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council

Direct award

CPV: Financial consultancy services (66171000)

Published contract value£120,000Exc. VAT

Contract ends 4 Feb 2027

Awarded to Grant Thornton UK Advisory and Tax LLP

Contract starts 5 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cambridgeshire County Council require independent advisory support to assess the strategic options available and to consider the implications of these options.

Additional information:

This is a call-off for an initial 6 months, with an option to extend by an additional 6 months (total contract duration is 12 months).

Published procurement details

Framework cited in notice: Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4) · RM6309
Procedure: Direct award
Buyer reference: CCC001-DN830110-75553099
Category: Services
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: No
Min Value: £60,000.00
Tender deadline: 29 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Procurement method: Direct
Tender contract period: Start date: 8 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Tender contract period: End date: 4 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: England, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates

Award decision
2 Aug 2026
Contract starts
5 Aug 2026
Notice published
21 Sept 2026
Contract ends
4 Feb 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire County CouncilContracting authority New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4YE, EnglandContact name, email
URL
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/

Suppliers named on the notice

Grant Thornton UK Advisory and Tax LLPSupplier 8 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7EA
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen21 Sept 2026, 11:17 BST

Source record

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-7ec8c866-b1fd-4a15-a1b8-b591bd5213ec-2026-09-21T11:17:37+01:00
Published: 21 Sept 2026
Latest update: 21 Sept 2026
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-7ec8c866-b1fd-4a15-a1b8-b591bd5213ec
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-7ec8c866-b1fd-4a15-a1b8-b591bd5213ec-1