Official UK procurement notice
Local Net Zero Accelerator Pilot - Finance Support Services DPS
Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (“CPCA”) is establishing a dynamic purchasing system (“DPS”) to engage expertise in a range of areas to support the delivery of net zero finance initiatives. This document provides a description of the types of services required, and what types of services are included within each DPS category.
CPCA’s ambition is to appoint Suppliers who will be considered by Buyers for a number of Call-Off Contracts. This will enable those Buyers to have access to relevant skills, knowledge and experience in finance, legal services, procurement and other specialist fields. The Suppliers will support the delivery of ambitious and high-profile net zero programmes while developing a base of knowledge and resources for the benefit of the wider public sector.
CPV: Auditing services · Business analysis consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Construction consultancy services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Environmental issues consultancy services · Evaluation consultancy services · Financial consultancy services · Legal services · Procurement consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Social research services · +2 more
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market (open)
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Consultancy Services
Consultants will typically be required to offer strategic guidance, technical expertise, and recommendations tailored to the Buyer's specific needs. Consultancy services involve providing expert advice and specialised knowledge to organisations to help them solve complex problems, improve performance, and achieve their goals.
Lot #2Public Sector Finance
Public sector finance services focus on helping Buyers in the public sector to manage financial activities, resources and planning. These services ensure that public funds are used efficiently, transparently, and in compliance with regulations, supporting the financial health and sustainability of public sector organisations.
Lot #3Financial Advisory
Financial advisory services will provide the Buyer with guidance on managing their financial resources, investments, and risks. These services often include financial planning, investment strategies, risk management, due diligence, and valuations, aiming to optimise financial performance and support informed decision-making.
Lot #4Legal Services
Legal services encompass a wide range of activities related to the interpretation, application, and enforcement of laws. These services will help the Buyer navigate legal requirements, draft and review contracts, ensure compliance with regulations, and protect their intellectual property and other legal interests.
Lot #5Procurement Services
Procurement services involve managing the process of acquiring goods and services from external suppliers. This includes developing procurement strategies, creating frameworks, ensuring compliance with procurement laws, and optimising the procurement process to achieve value for money and meet organisational needs.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Local Net Zero Accelerator Pilot - Finance Support Services DPS” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority buys Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services (CPV 6617), and who usually turns up
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services (CPV 6617) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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No supplier sizes published for this authority.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 35 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
No awards recorded for this authority in this market.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Consultancy ServicesCPV 66171000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–32%
4–63%
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Ernst and Young LLPLarge | £168m75 awards in 36m · last this month | 15 live · £25m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=11 |
| £45m61 awards in 36m · last this month | 14 live · £31m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 10% below n=16 | |
CARTER JONAS LLPLarge | £14m23 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 9 live · £1.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=6 |
Barclays Bank PLCLarge | £7.5m8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £401k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 |
| £183k7 awards in 36m · last this month | 4 live · £166k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2Public Sector FinanceCPV 66171000Estimate not published
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–33%
4–63%
7+93%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £76m119 awards in 36m · last this month | 53 live · £96m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=34 | |
| £3.9m7 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 2 live · £280k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 12% above n=2 | |
| £24k11 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 6 live · £24k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £575k2 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
GEG SERVICES LIMITEDLarge | — | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #3Financial AdvisoryCPV 66171000Estimate not published
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–33%
4–63%
7+93%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Ernst and Young LLPLarge | £168m75 awards in 36m · last this month | 15 live · £25m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=11 |
Barclays Bank PLCLarge | £7.5m8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £401k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 |
| £183k7 awards in 36m · last this month | 4 live · £166k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £1.0m4 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £180k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 14% below n=2 | |
| — | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #4Legal ServicesCPV 66171000Estimate not published
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–32%
4–63%
7+94%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Ernst and Young LLPLarge | £168m75 awards in 36m · last this month | 15 live · £25m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=11 |
| £76m119 awards in 36m · last this month | 53 live · £96m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=34 | |
Marsh LtdLarge | £56m129 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 60 live · £45m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=45 |
| £19m6 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £4.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 16% below n=3 | |
| £3.9m7 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 2 live · £280k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 12% above n=2 |
Lot #5Procurement ServicesCPV 66171000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–32%
4–63%
7+94%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Ernst and Young LLPLarge | £168m75 awards in 36m · last this month | 15 live · £25m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=11 |
| £76m119 awards in 36m · last this month | 53 live · £96m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=34 | |
| £39m73 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 24 live · £21m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=27 | |
| £183k7 awards in 36m · last this month | 4 live · £166k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £24k11 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 6 live · £24k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Mar 2024, 11:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2024, 17:01 BST
- Authority reference
DN733200- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024041- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044e29Find a Tender
Publisher note: Those authorised to access and use the Dynamic Purchasing System are the three Combined Authorities participating in the Local Net Zero Accelerator programme. These Combined Authorities are: Greater Manchester Combined Authority; West Midlands Combined Authority; York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority In addition, all public sector buying organisations, Non-Crown Status Government Companies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Public Corporations, and newly created bodies that meet the specified criteria. These public sector buying organisations should also that meet one or more of the following criteria to use the DPS (‘non LNZA Users’): • Participants in the Local Net Zero Accelerator Programme • Hosts (Accountable Bodies) of Local Net Zero Hubs • Recipients of funding and/or support under the Innovate UK Net Zero Living Programme • Recipients of support from Local Net Zero Hubs, evidenced as inclusion on the relevant Hub's Shortlist Tracker • Core Cities (including Authorities at any tier within a Core City area)
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Admission period ends
- 28 Jul 2028, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Jun 2024 → 28 Jul 2028 · 3 dates- Next notice expected3 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published31 Jul 2024, 17:01 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Jul 2028, 12:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2024- Published value published: £20,000,00031 Jul 2024, 17:01 BST
- Status changed to active31 Jul 2024, 17:01 BST
- Procurement method changed31 Jul 2024, 17:01 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Jul 2028, 12:00 BST31 Jul 2024, 17:01 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.