Official UK procurement notice
Direct Award for Consultancy Services
Authority: Waltham Forest College (Education)·On behalf of: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£38,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Peach Toucan Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDirect Award for consultancy services to support payroll system improvements
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 3 Feb 2026, 09:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2026, 09:49 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009295- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061501Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published3 Feb 2026, 09:49 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £38,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peach Toucan LtdSME3 Feb 2026 – 30 Apr 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2026Extensions: If work overruns, the contract can run until the end of the academic year | £38,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Crescent Purchasing Consortium LimitedBeneficiary authority
- CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Consultant for Contracting Authority
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Peach Toucan LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender