Finance Improvement Programme – Appointment of Consultants
October 27, 2026 Cabinet Member for Finance and Community Wealth Building (Cabinet member) Key decision In call-in window View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
The Cabinet Member for Finance and Community Wealth Building decided to approve the appointment of Grant Thornton for the Finance Improvement Programme on 27/10/2026. This decision was made via a direct award from a Crown Commercial Service framework for a six-month period at a fixed cost of £863,615. The programme is expected to deliver savings of £1.432m prior to 2026-27 and £475k for each of the following two financial years.
Full council record
Decision
- To approve the appointment of Grant Thornton to provide this necessary support for the Council’s Finance Improvement Programme via a direct award of a call-off from the under Crown Commercial Service's Management Consultancy Framework Four (RM6309) framework for a period of six months from 1 November 2026 at a fixed cost of £863,615.
- To note that this programme will deliver savings that are already built into the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy prior to 2026-27 of £1.432m and of £475k for each of 2027-28 and 2028-29.
Supporting Documents
Details
| Reference | Call-ins |
| Outcome | For consultation |
| Decision date | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Effective from | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Plan published | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Lead officer | Jane West |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |