# WP3252 - Schools Leasing Review

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Walsall Council e-Tendering](/buyers/walsall-council-e-tendering/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £150,000
- Published: 20 January 2017
- Planned start: 1 March 2017
- Planned end: 28 February 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e5b96e4a-4e98-4681-aaf3-71126cebc9da-126410
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2ff64fee-be57-4261-b719-aa9de37d177f

## Description

The Council wishes to contract with a supplier that will undertake an urgent audit of funded schools to verify that any lease agreements can be strictly interpreted as operating leases only and where finance leases are identified and poor value is identified, the supplier will be required to deal direct with the finance companies for all identified cases to bring the agreements to an end \(with no further cost to the education budget\) by either having the agreement written off, and/or by pursuing a restitution claim against the finance company\. Additional information: Please note that Walsall Council have a new Contract opportunity\. For further details of the requirement, please see the following link to the Councils\` e-Procurement web portal; https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/walsallcouncil You will be required to register your organisation \(if already not done so\) and express your interest in the relevant project/opportunity\. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

## Related contract awards

- [WP4041 - Youth Justice Pathfinder - Specialist Delivery Partner - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c85da4f5-91c8-41eb-acb0-f12ec5ed99c5): Walsall Council e-Tendering
- [W4188 - The Supply of Cabins & Portable Toilets for Elections - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e3f92511-af52-488c-a4a3-d316dc017783): Walsall Council e-Tendering
- [WP4068 - Ryecroft Community Hub - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d6e4a010-e64b-478b-8a5d-165bf9b9698b): Walsall Council e-Tendering

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5b96e4a-4e98-4681-aaf3-71126cebc9da-126410)