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# Financial Advisors for Rail Matters

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-advisors-for-rail-matters-ocds-h6vhtk-02caea). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Merseytravel: "Financial Advisors for Rail Matters". Published status: complete. Published Value: £125,098. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Merseytravel](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseytravel-GB-PPON-PJQR-8469-DXQD)
- **Published Value:** £125,098 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 August 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services, Personal development training services, Specialist training services, Staff training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKD7, UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £909,648 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02caea`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-advisors-for-rail-matters-ocds-h6vhtk-02caea#tl-md)

## Description
Merseytravel wishes to appoint a single Financial Services firm to act as its principal external financial advisors in relation to rail matters for a period of 3 years.
The appointed financial advisors, together with externally appointed commercial,legal and technical advisors as appropriate, will advise a variety of staff within Merseytravel and LCRCA including:
• Directors
• Integrated Transport and Rail Teams
• Rolling Stock Team
• OLR Team
• Legal Team
• Finance Team
It will be vital to form coherent and cohesive working teams and ensure that advice and workstreams are aligned throughout the organisation. Given the technical and specialist nature of rail operations, the appointed financial advisors may be required to advise in conjunction with other external consultants including commercial, legal and technical advisors.
In delivering the services financial advisors will also be required to work closely with members of Merseytravel’s internal finance team and where possible help to upskill them in relevant areas and disciplines.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80510000, 80511000, 80570000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKD, UKN

- **Description:** Merseytravel wishes to appoint a single Financial Services firm to act as its principal external financial advisors in relation to rail matters for a period of 3 years.
The appointed financial advisors, together with externally appointed commercial,l...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `024825-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **This information has been withheld**

  - Value: £159,648 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Financial Advisors for Rail Matters (active)
  - Award id: `031450-2021-DN556601-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Grant Thornton UK LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:OC307742`
  - Value: £750,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Financial Advisors for Rail Matters (active)
  - Signed Value: £750,000
  - Signed Date: 02/11/2021

- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £159,648
  - Signed Date: 28/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031450-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-16T15:17:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:13:53.263Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02caea