Contract

Treasury Advisory Services

  • Essex County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-054414

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059542

Published 5 September 2025, 4:26pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Essex County Council

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM11QH

Email

joshua.carter@essex.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH36 - Heart of Essex

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Treasury Advisory Services

Reference number

E008PC

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

We are seeking a treasury management advisor who will:

Ensure that our in-house treasury management team has the information it needs in order to make sound decisions on our day-to-day investment and borrowing activities, and to comply with regulatory and professional best practice;

Work with our in-house treasury management team to help shape and implement our treasury management strategy over the medium term, with a particular focus on achieving value for money, whilst ensuring that these activities are also undertaken in a responsible and sustainable way; and

Provide additional advisory support, at an agreed rate, in relation to treasury management and related activity

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £47,066.67

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

We are seeking a treasury management advisor who will:

Ensure that our in-house treasury management team has the information it needs in order to make sound decisions on our day-to-day investment and borrowing activities, and to comply with regulatory and professional best practice;

Work with our in-house treasury management team to help shape and implement our treasury management strategy over the medium term, with a particular focus on achieving value for money, whilst ensuring that these activities are also undertaken in a responsible and sustainable way; and

Provide additional advisory support, at an agreed rate, in relation to treasury management and related activity

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

A call off from ESPO Framework 664_21 Lot 2F. Expressions of interest requested, one response received by deadline and direct award procedure followed in line with framework guidance and ECC's policies and procedures.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 August 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

MUFG Corporate Markets

Leeds

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

02605568

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £47,066.67

Total value of the contract/lot: £47,066.67


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom