Official UK procurement notice
Finance System Solution · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Colchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionColchester City Council is currently looking to commission a supplier to provide a fully integrated finance system.
CPV: Financial analysis and accounting software package · Financial analysis software package · Financial information systems · Financial systems software package · Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Services
- 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
- 1 Oct 2026, 12:41 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 12:41 BST
- Authority reference
0490-PA- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092815- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e93Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Award was made through an existing Framework agreement via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14). Direct Award is allowed following early market engagement, adhering to the search criteria within the framework agreement, system demonstrations and Price as provided within the framework agreement. Timescales were a consideration due to the current finance system being terminated at the end of March 2027, so the council needed to undertake a procurement exercise that met the enforced deadline.
Publisher note: Awarded via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) Awarded for 3 years with he option of a 1 year extension as permissible under the GCA G-Cloud framework agreement. GO Reference: GO-2026101-PRO-38779785
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Business Software and Solutions Limited | £455,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Finance System Solution · Integrated Business Software and Solutions Limited
- Signed
- 28 Aug 2026
- Value
- £455,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Integrated Business Software and Solutions Ltd – T/A IntegraAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.