Who Won It

Contract award · 28 Sep 2026

Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy Financial Advisory

DFT Operator Limited awarded “Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy Financial Advisory” to Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP for £120k.

No competitionFinancial & insurance servicesLondon

BuyerDFT Operator Limited
Value £120k
WinnerGrant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
DFT Operator Limited · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP
Value
£120,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Financial & insurance services · Financial consultancy services (CPV 66171000)
Region
London
Official notice
091601-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date28 Sep 2026
  2. Published28 Sep 2026Published the same day

Description

Compliant direct award via Government Commercial Agency framework, Management Consultancy Framework MCF4 (RM6309).

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