Consultancy Services Transport East

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH)

Awarded value£60,000published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 15 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suffolk County Council on behalf of Transport East is awarding a contract for expert consultancy to support Transport East in developing a new operational model.

Transport East and their constituent partners are simultaneously undergoing devolution to Mayoral Combined County Authorities (MCCAs) via the devolution priority programme alongside Local Government Reform.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

71311200 Transport systems consultancy services

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: 19 Jun 2026, 14:55 BST
Last source update: 19 Jun 2026, 14:55 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-058177
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b959 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
19 Jun 2026, 14:55 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £60,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP	£60,000 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP
Signed
15 Jun 2026
Value
£60,000 inc. VAT
Period
15 Jun 2026 – 1 Feb 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The contract may be extended by up to 6 months to allow the completion of this piece of work.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHVH-1657-HHMV Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2BXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC454533GB-PPON: PPLQ-5161-PCVN 8 Finsbury Circus, London, London, EC2M 7EAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Jun 2026, 14:55 BST