Official UK procurement notice
Management Consultancy Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) regulates auditors, accountants and actuaries and sets the UK's Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes. As the Competent Authority for audit in the UK, we set auditing and ethical standards and monitor and enforce audit quality.
FRC has awarded a contract under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4) framework agreement (Lot 1)
CPV: Business and management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICEAwarded
THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
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
- 21 Aug 2026, 13:24 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 13:24 BST
- Authority reference
FRC2026-024- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079925- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e99fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The contract was awarded under Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Framework RM6309 - Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4) , which was established following a competitive procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The Financial Reporting Council awarded the contract in accordance with the framework agreement and its direct award provisions. As the contract was awarded under an existing framework agreement, no separate call for competition was required.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHURST PERKINS COIE RISK ADVISORY LLP | £125,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 079925-2026-1 · ASHURST PERKINS COIE RISK ADVISORY LLP
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- £125,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Financial Reporting CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ASHURST PERKINS COIE RISK ADVISORY LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.