Financial & Performance Benchmarking Analysis

Official notice

Authority: Halton Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North West (UKD71)

Awarded value£40,920published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 6 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to CIPFA Business Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Undertake benchmarking analysis of nearest neighbour comparator councils, to identify service areas where changes to service delivery might be possible in order to achieve significant budget savings.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

66171000 Financial 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: 20 Jul 2026, 14:40 BST
Last source update: 20 Jul 2026, 14:40 BST
Authority reference: 84W26
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-068306
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cefb Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
20 Jul 2026, 14:40 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £40,9201 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CIPFA Business LimitedSME	£40,920 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · CIPFA Business LimitedSME
Signed
6 Jul 2026
Value
£40,920 inc. VAT
Period
13 Jul 2026 – 30 Oct 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Halton Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLTJ-1788-CBLR Municipal Building, Widnes, North West, WA8 7QFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02376684GB-PPON: PDXT-3827-YNGN 77 Mansell Street, London, London, E1 8ANContact 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 Tender20 Jul 2026, 14:40 BST