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Published 28 Jul 2025, 14:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Management Consultancy - Strategic Financial and Contingency Planning

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Awarded value£691,200published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill 24 Jul 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Extrashare Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of specialist technical and commercial advisory services relating to financial matters.

£691,200 inc VAT

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
28 Jul 2025, 14:06 BST
Last source update
28 Jul 2025, 14:15 BST
Authority reference
25-025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043492
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056720 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
Published justification

Extrashare have previously provided financial advisory services to the University, and have a high degree of institutional and sector knowledge, combined with availability and good working relationships with stakeholders. This continuity of knowledge and working relationships at a critical time without any substantial interruption is necessary to maximise the best likely outcome for the institution.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

28 Jul 2025 → 7 Aug 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 14:15 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    7 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 14:06 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 14:15 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £691,2001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Extrashare Ltd8 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2027£691,200 inc. VAT24 Jul 2025standstill to 7 Aug 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
  • Extrashare LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04443249 Porters Hill Farm House, Wrenbury,, Nantwich, Cheshire,, North West, CW5 8HQContact 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