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Tax advice contracts

UK public sector · 60 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
60
Last 12 months
Median contract
£95k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£7.3m
48 of 52 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
55
Suppliers
27

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most tax advice contracts took 55% of them (33 of 60).
  • The median contract, £95k, is 19% above the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust awarded 3% of the tax advice contracts (2 of 60).

Who buys tax advice

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust2 contracts
  2. 2Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust2 contracts
  3. 3West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust2 contracts
  4. 4BANK OF ENGLAND2 contracts
  5. 5Norfolk County Council2 contracts
  6. 6BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL1 contract
  7. 7University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation1 contract
  8. 8Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1 contract
  9. 9London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine1 contract
  10. 10The Royal Mint1 contract

Top tax advice contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1KPMG14 contracts
  2. 2PwC5 contracts
  3. 3Liaison Financial Services5 contracts
  4. 4RSM5 contracts
  5. 5Deloitte4 contracts
  6. 6BDO4 contracts
  7. 7EY2 contracts
  8. 8Grant Thornton2 contracts
  9. 9PSTAX2 contracts
  10. 10Crowe U.K. LLP Chartered Accountants1 contract

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

12Q4 2025*22Q1 202612Q2 202614Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 49 · Scotland 5 · Northern Ireland 4 · Wales 2

East of England7London7South East5North East4East Midlands4Northern Ireland4Yorkshire and The Humber3South West3Scotland3North West2West Midlands2Wales2UK-wide or not stated14

What is included

Tax advisers provide advice and compliance on VAT, employment taxes, corporation tax and other taxes, including returns, VAT recovery reviews and the tax effects of specific decisions.

  • VAT advice, partial exemption and reviews of under-claimed VAT
  • Employment tax and off-payroll advice
  • Corporation tax compliance and returns for housing associations and subsidiaries
  • Tax planning
  • Tax implications of pension remedy or reorganisation
  • Ad-hoc tax queries support for finance teams

What is not included

  • Accounts payable duplicate payment and VAT recovery audits (see it software (it.data.accounts payable forensics))
  • VAT training for staff (see Education & Training)
  • Payroll bureau services (see Recruitment & HR)
  • Tax litigation and legal advice (see Legal)

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