Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Value
- £100,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Financial consultancy services (CPV 66171000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 076896-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Jun 2026
- Published12 Aug 2026Published 58 days after the contract date
Description
Finance Accountancy Professional & Advisory Services in relation to investment related support. Below threshold direct award under framework (Gov Commercial Agency framework ref RM6310 LOT 4)
About the supplier
Grant Thornton UK LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC307742).