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Published 11 Mar 2025, 17:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Treasury Management Advisors for Great Yarmouth Borough Council & Norwich City Council

Official notice

Authority: Great Yarmouth Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: East Suffolk Council

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH)

Published estimate£125,000≈ £83k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 14 Apr 2025awarded 1 May 2025

Awarded to Arlingclose Limited2 awards

Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 31 Oct 2026 · starts 12 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To procure treasury management advisors services to provide support and advice to both Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) and Norwich City Council (NCC) in the following areas of work: Investment, counterparty and credit rating advice, credit risk management, strategic advice, technical advice, economic and interest rate forecast updates, seminars, training and workshops, performance monitoring, draft templates for core reporting, debt management, help line facility and due diligence.

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Financial management consultancy services · Fiscal services · General management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 6 moPublished value£125,000

Contract period: 12 May 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 (1 yr 6 mo)Value: £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of England

79210000 Accounting and auditing services 79220000 Fiscal services 79411000 General management consultancy services 79412000 Financial management consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 70% Quality (divided into sub-criteria as in the tender documents) and 30% price. Full details in the tender documents.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Mar 2025, 17:29 GMT
Last source update: 6 Jun 2025, 11:50 BST
Authority reference: 2559-TEN-O
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-008856
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Accounting and auditing servicesFinancial management consultancy servicesFiscal servicesGeneral management consultancy services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ebdd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 14 Apr 2025, 18:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 14 Apr 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted through in-tend: Address is in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

11 Mar 2025 → 6 Jun 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
11 Mar 2025, 17:29 GMT
Clarification questions by
14 Apr 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission deadline
14 Apr 2025, 18:00 BST
Contract starts
12 May 2025
Latest notice published
6 Jun 2025, 11:50 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2025

Tender notice published
11 Mar 2025, 17:29 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
2 May 2025, 11:56 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
2 May 2025, 11:56 BST
Contract signature expected
12 May 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
6 Jun 2025, 11:50 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £125,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 5 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Arlingclose Limited13 May 2025 – 12 May 2027 · up to 12 May 2030Extensions: 3 x Optional 1 Year extensions - 1+1+1	£125,000	1 May 2025	Awarded
Arlingclose Limited	£76,250 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Treasury Management Advisors for Norwich City Council · Arlingclose Limited
Signed
5 Jun 2025
Value
£76,250
Period
1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
NCC 2 Year Contract with 3 x Seperate 1 year extensions (2+1+1+1) Start Date: 1st November 2025 End Date: 31st October 2027 Optional Extension End Date: 31st October 2030
Treasury Management Advisors for Great Yarmouth Borough Council · Arlingclose Limited
Signed
21 May 2025
Value
£76,250
Period
21 May 2025 – 11 May 2027 · up to 11 May 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Initial 2 Year Contract with 3 seperate yearly extensions (2+1+1+1) GYBC Start Date: 12th May 2025 End Date: 11th May 2027 Optional Extension End Date: 11th May 2030

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXDC-1245-VQNQ Town Hall, Great Yarmouth, East of England, NR30 2QFContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

East Suffolk CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement ServicesGB-PPON: PLPP-1174-BHLX Woodbridge, East of EnglandContact name, email
Norwich City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PWRB-7245-GVXQ Norwich, East of EnglandContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ARLINGCLOSE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02853836GB-PPON: PRVM-8193-CLCQ Barclays Bank Chambers, Stratford Upon Avon, West Midlands, CV37 6AHContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Jun 2025, 11:50 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Jun 2025, 11:50 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender2 May 2025, 11:56 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 Mar 2025, 17:29 GMT