GMCA1925 Finance Accountancy Professional & Advisory Services

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Finance Accountancy Professional & Advisory Services in relation to investment related support.

CPV: Financial consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Finance Accountancy Professional & Advisory Services in relation to investment related…Awarded

Finance Accountancy Professional & Advisory Services in relation to investment related support. Below threshold direct award under framework (Gov Commercial Agency framework ref RM6310 LOT 4)

Delivery: North West

66171000 Financial consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: 12 Aug 2026, 15:29 BST
Last source update: 12 Aug 2026, 15:29 BST
Authority reference: GMCA 1925
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-076896
Classification (CPV): Financial consultancy services
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e2e3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Below threshold procurement

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP	£100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 076896-2026-1 · Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP
Signed
15 Jun 2026
Value
£100,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M16EUContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GRANT THORNTON UK LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC307742 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.