Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy Financial Advisory

Official notice

Authority: DFT Operator Limited 'DFTO' (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£120,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Financial, commercial, economic and strategic advisory support to develop and finalise the Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Whole System Strategy and associated Programme Business Case. Compliant direct award via Government Commercial Agency framework, Management Consultancy Framework MCF4 (RM6309).

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Financial, commercial, economic and strategic advisory support to develop and finalise the Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Whole System Strategy and associated Programme Business Case.

CPV: Financial consultancy services

Open work like this

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Compliant direct award via Government Commercial Agency framework, Management…Awarded

Compliant direct award via Government Commercial Agency framework, Management Consultancy Framework MCF4 (RM6309).

Delivery: UK

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £120,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP	£120,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 091601-2026-1 · GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP
Signed
28 Sept 2026
Value
£120,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

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: 28 Sept 2026, 17:14 BST
Last source update: 28 Sept 2026, 17:14 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-091601
Classification (CPV): Financial consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077be4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Compliant direct award via Government Commercial Agency framework, Management Consultancy Framework MCF4 (RM6309)

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawTransport GB-COH: 07141122 Waterloo General Office 2nd Floor, London, London, SE18SWContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC454533 London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.