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Published 22 May 2025, 17:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contingency Planning · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Awarded value£625,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 22 May 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Ernst and Young LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Strategic Financial & Contingency Planning

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
66171000 Financial consultancy 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
22 May 2025, 17:22 BST
Last source update
22 May 2025, 17:28 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025344
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f52 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

EYP have previously provided similar work for Strategic Financial & Contingency Planning. The stakeholder demands have required existing in depth knowledge of the institution, sector, and potential future developments. EYP have previously provided similar work and expertise to the University.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 3 Jun 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    22 May 2025, 17:28 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    3 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 May 2025, 17:22 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 May 2025, 17:28 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    4 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £625,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ernst and Young LLP4 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2025£625,00022 May 2025standstill to 3 Jun 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University Of Kent

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYN-9654-JPQJ · GB-UKPRN: 10007150 The Registry,, Canterbury, South East, CT2 7NZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ERNST & YOUNG LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC300001GB-PPON: PMLW-7292-ZXTL 1 More London Place, London, London, SE1 2AFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender