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Published 13 Mar 2024, 16:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

eFinancials Support & Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Registers of Scotland

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£769,8685 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Advanced Business Software and Solutions6 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Support and maintenance of the e-Financials software, including user licences and SAP business objects licences (renewal for 12 month period).

CPV: Financial information systems · Financial systems software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Support and maintenance of the e-Financials software, including user licences and SAP…Awarded

Support and maintenance of the e-Financials software, including user licences and SAP business objects licences.

Delivery: Scotland · Meadowbank House, 153 London Road, Edinburgh, EH8 7AU
Extensions: Additional professional services for system upgrades and enhancements

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Mar 2024, 16:04 GMT
Last source update
14 May 2026, 16:31 BST
Authority reference
CNTR0017140
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044560
Classification (CPV)
Financial information systemsFinancial systems software package
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04483c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Intellectual Property Rights are an issue, e.g., bespoke designs, some research programmes, software are unique to this supplier.

Publisher note: It should be noted that this VEAT notice is intended to inform the market of the intention to award a contract under Regulation 33.4.b(ii) and whilst the system requires an award date prior to the notice publication for the avoidance of doubt it should be noted that the contract has not been entered into prior to the publication of this notice. (SC Ref:832048)

Notice history

6 releases on Find a Tender
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2025-02: 1 release · 25 Feb 2025
  • 2024-03: 2 releases · 13 Mar 2024, 28 Mar 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 6
Awarded value £769,8685 contracts exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 6latest 17 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Advanced Business Software and SolutionsSME£156,392 †—Awarded
Advanced Business Software and SolutionsSME£151,837 †—Awarded
Advanced Business Software and SolutionsSME£156,392 †—Awarded
Advanced Business Software and SolutionsSME£151,837 †—Awarded
Advanced Business Software and SolutionsSME£163,743 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Advanced Business Software and SolutionsSME£153,409 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Registers of Scotland

Contracting authorityRegional or local agency/officeLand Registry Meadowbank House, 153 London Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 7AUContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.