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Published 22 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Independent assurance of Children in Care financial position

Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£68,040published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 7 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Public Alchemy Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Independent assurance on the Council’s Children in Care (CiC) financial position and forecasting, and to identify opportunities to manage rising residential care placement numbers and the cost of such placements

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
Authority reference
CS0115
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0777b6

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £68,0401 contract inc. VAT — no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Public Alchemy LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Independent Assurance of Children in Care Financial Position · Public Alchemy LtdSME

    Signed
    7 Sept 2026
    Value
    £68,040 inc. VAT
    Period
    7 Sept 2026 — 9 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 14:51 BSTUK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lincolnshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGRB-3736-CHZN County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1YL

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Public Alchemy LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15564429 38 Delaford Street,, London, London, SW6 7LT

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 Tender