Official UK procurement notice
Finance System · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Locala Community Partnerships (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLocala has awarded a contract for a finance system. The contract will cover a period of 5 years with the option to extend by 2 + 2 + 1 years. The maximum contract period will therefore be 10 years, (subject to an annual review, and performance against KPIs).
- How the procedure runs: Locala is looking for a Supplier to be awarded a contract for Finance System. The contract will cover a period of 5 years with the option to extend by 2 + 2 + 1 years. The maximum contract period will therefore be 10 years, (subject to an annual review, and performance against KPIs). A staged process will be followed detailed in tender documents.
- No preliminary market engagement: Due to the nature of the requirements it was not necessary to carry out prior market engagement.
CPV: Financial systems software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,900,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 40%
- Presentation: 20%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
- Presentation: 20%
- Price: 30%
- 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
- Goods
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Oct 2025, 10:14 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 13:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
C377945- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063147- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aa31Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
NHS Standard terms and conditions will apply.
- How it runs
Locala is looking for a Supplier to be awarded a contract for Finance System. The contract will cover a period of 5 years with the option to extend by 2 + 2 + 1 years. The maximum contract period will therefore be 10 years, (subject to an annual review, and performance against KPIs).
A staged process will be followed detailed in tender documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Oct 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published378 days ago8 Oct 2025, 10:14 BST
- Submission deadline349 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by327 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts325 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent322 days ago4 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published321 days ago4 Dec 2025, 13:11 GMT
- Standstill ends310 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2025- Tender notice published8 Oct 2025, 10:14 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Dec 2025, 13:11 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Dec 2025, 13:11 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Business Solutions1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2031 · up to 31 Dec 2035Extensions: The options to extend will by by 2 + 2 + 1 | £580,975 | 28 Nov 2025standstill to 15 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- One Advanced LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender