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title: "Finance Solution"
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# Finance Solution

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/finance-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-06bf8f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Colchester City Council: "Finance Solution". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £576,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Colchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/colchester-city-council-ons-e07000071)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £576,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial analysis and accounting software package, Financial information systems, Financial systems software package, Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services, Procurement software package (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/finance-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-06bf8f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06bf8f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/finance-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-06bf8f#tl-md)

## Description
Colchester City Council is currently looking to commission a supplier to provide a fully integrated finance system.
The council is issuing a Pre Market Engagement Notice to enable a full review of the options available within the market, before fully developing a solution to meet the future finance requirements of the council.
The purpose of the early engagement is to understand supplier capability against our proposed defined requirements and validate the feasibility of being able to deliver a fully integrated finance solution.  The council is keen to assess the market to obtain a mature solution, which offers full assurance, and can offer a timely delivery approach.
The full scope is still being determined before a final specification is issued to the market.
This notice has been issued for Colchester City Council, but the future procurement may involve other Authorities in the north east region of Essex prior to the Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) which is due to commence form 1st April 2028.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Colchester:-Software-package-and-information-systems./76M42H5JT2
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/76M42H5JT2

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 48440000, 48442000, 48490000, 48812000, 66172000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F060965-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-29T22:00:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:22:57.088Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06bf8f