eFinancials V6.5 Upgrade · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Registers of Scotland

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£85,995published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Oct 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Advanced Business Software and Solutions2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Upgrade of the e-Financials software from V5.5 to V6.5

CPV: Financial information systems · Financial systems software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Upgrade of the e-Financials software from V5.5 to V6.5Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · Meadowbank House, 153 London Road, Edinburgh, EH8 7AU

48442000 Financial systems software package 48812000 Financial information systems

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: 28 Oct 2024, 14:56 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2025, 16:02 GMT
Authority reference: CNTR0016316
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-009297
Classification (CPV): Financial information systemsFinancial systems software package
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b1e5 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:793274)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £85,9951 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 28 Oct 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Advanced Business Software and SolutionsSME	£85,995 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Advanced Business Software and SolutionsSME	£85,995 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 009297-2025-CNTR0016316-1 · Advanced Business Software and SolutionsSME
Signed
28 Oct 2024
Value
£85,995
Status
active
Contract 034881-2024-CNTR0016316-1 · Advanced Business Software and SolutionsSME
Signed
28 Oct 2024
Value
£85,995
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

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

Advanced Business Software and SolutionsAwarded supplier The Mailbox, 101 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, UK, B1 1RFContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.