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Provision of Corporate Financial Services for South Downs National Park Authority

services
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Financial and insurance services
South East (UKJ)
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Official notice
Published value
£2,750,000
Submission deadline 14 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: South Downs National Park Authority: "Provision of Corporate Financial Services for South Downs National Park Authority". Published status: active. Published value: £2,750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.
Contracting AuthoritySouth Downs National Park AuthorityScope & CategoriesSERVICES (1 lot)Submission Window
7d 4h left
14 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission Gateway
In-tend Electronic Procurement
in-tendhost.co.uk
Legal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Open procedure · Above thresholdEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£2,750,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: South Downs National Park Authority
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Published history for South Downs National Park Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Bid counts are not published for this buyer
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 31 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySouth Downs National Park Authority
Procedure methodOpen procedure
Procurement categoryservices
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdYes
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesen
Published29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
Last source update29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationFinancial and insurance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068cdd
How to participate
Open submission portal
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadlineNot published
Submission languagesen
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
E-Sourcing Portal
In-tend Electronic Procurement
Open portal
Submission instructions
Submissions must be made to SDNPA E-Tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns/aspx/Home
What is being bought
South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) is carrying out a tendering exercise to appoint a service provider to carry out corporate financial services for an initial 3 year period, with the option to extend for up to 3 further years.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £2,750,000
    29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 14 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
    29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
  5. tender value changed
    28 Apr 2026, 14:03 BST
  6. Status changed to planning
    28 Apr 2026, 14:03 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    28 Apr 2026, 14:03 BST
  8. Buyer information updated
    28 Apr 2026, 14:03 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Options
    Renewal
    Published value£2,750,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST — 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
    Eligibility
    SME eligible
    Options / renewalOption one: During the contract, it is possible that SDNPA may decide to set up a subsidiary company. Should this happen, the Financial Service provider would need to implement separate accounting records, budgeting, management reporting, payroll, banking and statutory reporting arrangements. Strong internal controls, delegated authorities, audit arrangements, and procedures for intercompany transactions would also be required. The provider would need to support the subsidiary by providing accurate financial information, ensuring legal compliance, managing cash flow and maintaining effective governance. Depending on the nature of the business, some of these systems may not be required. For example, if the subsidiary does not employ staff directly, there may be no need for a separate payroll function. The service provider would also need to generate group accounts under these circumstances. Option two: Increased activity for existing services. · The Authority may extend the Contract Period by up to three further years from 1 April 2030, by notice(s) from the Authority to the Service Provider specifying the revised end date. The extension(s) may be by a single period or successive periods of twelve months, and a maximum extension shall be to 31 March 2033.
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    28 Apr 2026, 14:03 BST
  2. Procedure published
    29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
  3. engagement
    18 May 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    SDNPA is conducting preliminary market engagement with service providers to understand market capabilities and understand possible approaches and associated risks, using a market engagement questionnaire. This is an open engagement exercise in which any potential providers can participate. A background document, draft outline specification and the questionnaire can be obtained by emailing tenders@southdowns.gov.uk The deadline for completed questionnaires is close of play on Monday 18 May 2026. For the avoidance of doubt, this exercise does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, suppliers or works for SDNPA and the Authority is not committing to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-particiation in the pre-procurement market engagement process shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the pre-procurement process shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the pre-procurement market engagement procurement process will be at each supplier's own cost. No expense in responding to this process will be reimbursed by the SDNPA.
  4. Submission deadline
    14 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

South Downs National Park Authority

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PJDL-9528-MNGZ
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  • South Downs National Park Authority
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PJDL-9528-MNGZ
    South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, UKJ27, GU29 9DH, GB
    tenders@southdowns.gov.uk
Documents (4)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published