Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Chelmsford City Council
Civic Centre, Duke Street
Chelmsford
CM1 1JE
UK
Contact person: Emma Till
Telephone: +44 1245606606
E-mail: procurement@chelmsford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Strategic Advice on Property Lease Hold
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66171000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Chelmsford City Council (CCC) requires the commissioning of advice to appraise options for the Council’s long leasehold interest a local retail unit.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
Main site or place of performance:
Essex
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Chelmsford City Council (CCC) requires the commissioning of advice to appraise options for the Council’s long leasehold interest a local retail unit. This work has been commissioned via mini-competition through ESPO 664_25 framework.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Criteria - as stated in the tender documents
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option of a 6-month extension to provide further advice and consultancy of the Council wishes to purchase the retail unit.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Call-off via ESPO 664_25 consultancy services framework via mini-competition.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP
OC307742
8 Finsbury Circus,
London
EC2M7EA
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
GO Reference: GO-2026713-PRO-37386287
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Chelmsford City Council
Civic Centre
Chelmsford
CM1 1JE
UK
Telephone: +44 1245606606
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/07/2026