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Published 28 Apr 2026, 14:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Corporate Financial Services for South Downs National Park Authority

Official notice

Authority: South Downs National Park Authority (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£2,750,000≈ £917k / year · £3,300,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 14 Sept 2026awarded 7 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Brighton & Hove City Council
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

Re-procurement plannedLegal Services South Downs National Park Authority

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The SDNPA is seeking to procure a comprehensive financial services contract that includes:

  • Transactional Finance
  • Management Accounting
  • Treasury Management
  • Payroll and HR systems
  • Full production of annual accounts
  • Internal and External Audit support
  • Other services identified in the specification
  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2032, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Financial and insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£2,750,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensionsValue: £2,750,000 exc. VAT · £3,300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option one: During the contract, it is possible that SDNPA may decide to set up a subsidiary company. Should this happen, the Financial Service provider would need to implement separate accounting records, budgeting, management reporting, payroll, banking and statutory reporting arrangements. Strong internal controls, delegated authorities, audit arrangements, and procedures for intercompany transactions would also be required. The provider would need to support the subsidiary by providing accurate financial information, ensuring legal compliance, managing cash flow and maintaining effective governance. Depending on the nature of the business, some of these systems may not be required. For example, if the subsidiary does not employ staff directly, there may be no need for a separate payroll function. The service provider would also need to generate group accounts under these circumstances. Option two: Increased activity for existing services. · The Authority may extend the Contract Period by up to three further years from 1 April 2030, by notice(s) from the Authority to the Service Provider specifying the revised end date. The extension(s) may be by a single period or successive periods of twelve months, and a maximum extension shall be to 31 March 2033.
66000000 Financial and insurance 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
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 5%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Approach (Methodology): 35%
  • Resourcing: 20%
  • Onboarding: 5%
  • Price: 30%
  • Social Value: 5%
  • Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Approach (Methodology)
  • Resourcing
  • Sustainability
  • Social Value
  • Onboarding
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2032
First published
28 Apr 2026, 14:03 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2026, 17:12 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 14 Oct 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071743
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068cdd 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 allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
14 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions must be made to SDNPA E-Tendering portal in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

28 Apr 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published181 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 14:03 BST
  2. Market engagement161 days ago
    18 May 2026, 23:59 BST

    SDNPA is conducting preliminary market engagement with service providers to understand market capabilities and understand possible approaches and associated risks, using a market engagement questionnaire. This is an open engagement exercise in which any potential providers can participate.

    A background document, draft outline specification and the questionnaire can be obtained by emailing tenders@southdowns.gov.uk

    The deadline for completed questionnaires is close of play on Monday 18 May 2026.

    For the avoidance of doubt, this exercise does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, suppliers or works for SDNPA and the Authority is not committing to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-particiation in the pre-procurement market engagement process shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the pre-procurement process shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the pre-procurement market engagement procurement process will be at each supplier's own cost. No expense in responding to this process will be reimbursed by the SDNPA.

  3. Tender notice published89 days ago
    29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
  4. Submission deadline42 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent13 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published12 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 17:12 BST
  7. Award decision expected by12 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Standstill ends3 days ago
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  9. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  10. Contract startsin 156 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Apr 2026, 14:03 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £2,750,000
    29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
  6. Deadline published: 14 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
    29 Jul 2026, 14:16 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 17:12 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2026, 17:12 BST
  9. Contract signature expected
    1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,314,8781 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Brighton & Hove City Council1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: SDNPA may extend the Contract Period by up to three further years from 1 April 2030, by notice(s) from the Authority to the Service Provider specifying the revised end date. The extension(s) may be by a single period or successive periods of twelve months · Options: During the contract, it is possible that SDNPA may decide to set up a subsidiary company. Should this happen, the Financial Service provider would need to implement separate accounting records, budgeting, management reporting, payroll, banking and statutory reporting arrangements. Strong internal controls, delegated authorities, audit arrangements, and procedures for intercompany transactions would also be required. The provider would need to support the subsidiary by providing accurate financial information, ensuring legal compliance, managing cash flow and maintaining effective governance. Depending on the nature of the business, some of these systems may not be required. For example, if the subsidiary does not employ staff directly, there may be no need for a separate payroll function. The service provider would also need to generate group accounts under these circumstances.£3,314,878 inc. VAT7 Oct 2026standstill to 23 Oct 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Downs National Park Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDL-9528-MNGZ South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, South East, GU29 9DHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Brighton and Hove City CouncilAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNNH-3312-CQGT Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, South East, BN3 3BQContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsAll tender documents are available on the SDNPA E-Procurement portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns/aspx/Home

Notices published for this procedure