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Published 1 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Finance System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Housing 21 (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£6,000,000≈ £1.2m / year · £6,000,000 inc. VAT18.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 May 2025awarded 28 Aug 2025
Awarded to Arribatec UK Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Oct 2030 · up to 1 Oct 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Housing 21 aimed to award a supplier who is able offer an out of the box, cloud based, modern, flexible, and scalable finance system to reduce the need for non-value-added duplication of tasks.

As a minimum Housing 21 wanted to award a supplier who could meet the essential requirements of our Core Finance System requirements. It would be Housing 21’s aspiration to award a supplier who can also offer enhanced functionality including Purchase to Pay, Forecasting and Budgeting. However, Housing 21 reserve the right not to award these modules if not in our best interests.

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  • How the procedure runs: Stage 1: Conditions of Participation, Stage 2: Tender Stage and Stage 3: Negotiation Stage (Housing 21 reserve the right not to use this stage).

CPV: Software-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£6,000,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2035 with extensionsValue: £6,000,000 exc. VAT · £6,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 years + 2 year + 1 years.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Long criteria description
  • Price: Long criteria description
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
Last source update
21 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Sept 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012152
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Software-related services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fb0f Find a Tender
How it runs

Stage 1: Conditions of Participation, Stage 2: Tender Stage and Stage 3: Negotiation Stage (Housing 21 reserve the right not to use this stage).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
2 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Apr 2025 → 21 Nov 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    23 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    2 May 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    29 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    1 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  6. Standstill ends
    9 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts387 days ago
    1 Oct 2025
  8. Latest notice published335 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    21 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £4,900,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Arribatec UK LtdSME1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2035Extensions: 2 years + 2 year + 1 years.£4,900,000 inc. VAT28 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Arribatec UK LtdSME

    Signed
    30 Sept 2025
    Value
    £4,900,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030 · up to 30 Nov 2035 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 years + 2 year + 1 years.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Housing 21

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PGTG-9145-PMNM Housing 21, 10th Floor Tricorn House, 51-53 Hagley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 8TPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Arribatec UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03054901 Park House, 37 Clarence Street, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 3RWContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender