Strategic Advice on Property Lease Hold

Official notice

Authority: Chelmsford City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Awarded value£250,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Grant Thornton UK LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Chelmsford City Council (CCC) requires the commissioning of advice to appraise options for the Council’s long leasehold interest a local retail unit.

CPV: Financial consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England · Essex

Extensions: Option of a 6-month extension to provide further advice and consultancy of the Council wishes to purchase the retail unit.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jul 2026, 12:43 BST
Last source update: 13 Jul 2026, 12:43 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-065585
Classification (CPV): Financial consultancy services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c97b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Call-off via ESPO 664_25 consultancy services framework via mini-competition.

Publisher note: GO Reference: GO-2026713-PRO-37386287

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Grant Thornton UK LLP	£250,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 065585-2026-1 · Grant Thornton UK LLP
Signed
11 Jun 2026
Value
£250,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Chelmsford City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Duke Street, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1JEContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GRANT THORNTON UK LLPAwarded supplierOC307742 8 Finsbury Circus,, London, London, EC2M7EA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.