Official UK procurement notice
Finance System software including installation and ongoing support & maintenance
Authority: Preston College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are seeking a replacement for our current finance system. We require a system which can cover all aspects of college finance such as general ledger, purchase ledger, sales ledger as well as manage workflows and approvals etc. Details are in the attached specification – Appendix 1. Our focus is on having an off the shelf option where possible, to maintain the simplicity of implementation and use, upgrading and maintenance etc. We also require installation of the system and ongoing support & maintenance for the remainder of the contract which is 4 years with optional 4 x 12-month extensions.
CPV: Accounting system
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£280,000
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 (3)
- Technical: 70%
- Price: 25%
- Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Social value
- Price
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Open 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
- 17 Apr 2026, 13:24 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 16:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
CA17619- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035193- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06854eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
17 Apr 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published189 days ago17 Apr 2026, 13:24 BST
- Clarification questions by158 days ago18 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline154 days ago22 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent101 days ago14 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published101 days ago14 Jul 2026, 16:45 BST
- Contract starts83 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by82 days ago1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2026- Tender notice published17 Apr 2026, 13:24 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published22 May 2026, 11:48 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 22 May 2026, 14:00 BST22 May 2026, 11:48 BST+0 days · was 22 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Contract award notice published14 Jul 2026, 16:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2026, 16:45 BST
- Contract signature expected25 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Services Group Limited1 Sept 2026 – 27 Jul 2031 · up to 27 Jul 2035Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (4 x 12 months) | £191,232 | 14 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender