PFI Consultancy Support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North East (UKC13)

Awarded value£90,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Castle Gate Legal and Commercial Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of PDF Commercial consultancy support

in relation to the Darlington Schools PFI project.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

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: 24 Mar 2026, 12:28 GMT
Last source update: 24 Mar 2026, 12:28 GMT
Authority reference: PB2024-01694
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-026766
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0672a3 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Mar 2026

Contract award notice published
24 Mar 2026, 12:28 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £90,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Castle Gate Legal and Commercial Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: the Council may extend the Contract for a period of 1 x 6 months by providing the Contractor with notice in writing.	£90,000	24 Feb 2025	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Darlington Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCRZ-3744-WXXZ Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington, North East, DL1 5QTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Castle Gate Legal and Commercial LimitedAwarded supplier 7 Queen Marys Close, Radcliffe-On-Trent, East Midlands, NG12 2NRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Mar 2026, 12:28 GMT