Official UK procurement notice
Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - Interim Head of Finance
Authority: Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council (Local council)
The Combined Authority is building its finance team and capability, and is recruiting an interim Head of Finance (Deputy S73 officer). This role is fundamental to the set up of the organisation, and will lead the Combined Authority's work on developing financial management and systems of internal financial control.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Combined Authority is building its finance team and capability, and is recruiting an interim Head of Finance (Deputy S73 officer). This role is fundamental to the set up of the organisation, and will lead the Combined Authority's work on developing financial management and systems of internal financial control.
The role will also lead in the development of the Combined Authority's budget for 2027 onwards, and support the Authority through the fiscal devolution agenda.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivid Resourcing | £171,637 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Vivid Resourcing
- Signed
- 5 Oct 2026
- Value
- £171,637
- Period
- 26 Oct 2026 – 30 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Nov 2026, 18:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2026, 18:03 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-104913- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b363Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published4 Nov 2026, 18:03 GMTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Vivid ResourcingAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender