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Published 2 Mar 2026, 16:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Financial Services and System

Official notice

Authority: Avon Fire Authority (Police & fire)

Direct award
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Awarded value£800,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Bristol City Council

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a transparency notice to notify the market that Avon Fire Authority, operating as Avon Fire & Rescue Service, is planning to award a 4 year (2 year initial term with 2 year extension option) contract to Bristol City Council for provision of financial services.

The contract scope will include:

  • Accounting
  • Finance System
  • Treasury management
  • Creditors and
  • General revenue services

Estimated contract value (including extensions) £800,000

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South West
66170000 Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services66600000 Treasury services79210000 Accounting and auditing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
2 Mar 2026, 16:22 GMT
Last source update
2 Mar 2026, 16:22 GMT
Authority reference
AFRS03-2026-03
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018625
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066017 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Avon Fire Authority is indicating its intention to award a public contract to Bristol City Council for the provision of financial services, in accordance with Section 41 - Direct Award of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) having concluded that 'competition is absent for technical reasons'

This decision is due to technical reasons namely that we have a shared finance database and software solution, meaning no other supplier can provide the system or services

Avon Fire Authority will observe a standstill period of eight working days beginning the day after publication of this notice.

The contract will be awarded in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and the Procurement Regulations 2024. It is considered that this contract can be awarded by way of a Direct Award to Bristol City Council in accordance with Section 41 and Schedule 5 - paragraph 6

(a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and

(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    2 Mar 2026, 16:22 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £800,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bristol City CouncilProvision of Financial Services and Systems1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: 2 year extension available should supplier performance be as expected and direct award reasons still valid. · Options: Ability to purchase additional modules for finance system£800,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Avon Fire Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYYL-6479-DWHX Valley Road, Portishead, South West, BS20 8JJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bristol City CouncilAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWXH-3837-PDTD City Hall, College Green, Bristol, South West, BS1 5TRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender