Contract award · 31 Oct 2025

DED - Commercial Advisor Framework 2

Scottish Government awarded “DED - Commercial Advisor Framework 2” to Deloitte LLP, FRP Advisory, Grant Thornton UK LLP for £15m on 31 Oct 2025.

Financial & insurance servicesScotland

Value £15m
WinnersDeloitte LLP, FRP Advisory +4 more

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Scottish Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£15,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Financial & insurance services · Financial consultancy services (CPV 66171000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date31 Oct 2025
  2. Published19 Nov 2025Published 19 days after the contract date

Description

The aim of the Framework Agreement is to establish a timely, efficient and effective mechanism to conduct a range of due diligence on commercial entities and companies in difficulty to inform decision making. Due diligence assignments will encompass a wide range of activities including financial analysis, market information and risk assessment to inform the viability of companies facing challenges and assess the likelihood of a successful outcome. It is envisaged that the appointed Service Providers will be multi-disciplinary agencies or consortia offering a range of integrated professional services including but not limited to: accountancy/financial management, and tax advice, commercial advisory services, restructuring and turnaround specialisms, specialist technical expertise such as economic and market analysis and other considerations including impacts of Subsidy Control (formerly State Aid). Additional information: A maximum of 6 Service Providers will be appointed to the Framew…

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