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Official procurement procedure
Financial Planning & Analysis Solution
IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Sheffield City Council: "Financial Planning & Analysis Solution". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Sheffield City Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Sheffield City Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Sheffield City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
12.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 274 active published awards; 273 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySheffield City Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMT | Last source update26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067598 | ||
What is being bought
To procure a Financial Planning & Analysis Platform which will enable long-term resilience, improved financial management and effective prioritisation of finite resources
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMT - Official notice release published
26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMT - Buyer information updated
26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedTo procure a Financial Planning & Analysis Platform which will enable long-term resilience, improved financial management and effective prioritisation of finite resources. Additional information: Direct Award via G-Cloud 14Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 23 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £558,682
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Financial Planning & Analysis Solution £558,682 · signed 23 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Sheffield City Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-35099Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleA proportionate market review was undertaken to identify a Financial Planning & Analysis solution capable of meeting the Council’s current and future requirements. This included structured searches of the CCS G Cloud 14 framework using relevant functional and non functional criteria (including enterprise performance management, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analytical capability), alongside professional insight from officers with experience of comparable implementations in the local government sector.
A range of suppliers were reviewed at a high level against the Council’s requirements. This process identified that several alternative solutions did not fully meet the Council’s needs, particularly in relation to integrated multiyear financial planning, governed single version of the truth reporting, public sectors specific controls, and scalability without reliance on complex spreadsheet workarounds.
Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd was identified as the preferred solution as it demonstrably meets the Council’s functional, technical and governance requirements within a single, cloud hosted FP&A platform. The solution provides integrated budgeting, planning, forecasting, reporting, dashboarding and analytical capability, and is specifically designed for use across large enterprises and public sector organisations, including local government and the NHS.
In addition to the framework review, officers engaged in informal reference checking with a comparable local authority that has recently implemented Mercur. This discussion provided assurance on the suitability of the solution in a local government context, including implementation approach, usability for finance and service users, and the robustness of governance, data ownership and data portability arrangements. Feedback from the reference authority was positive and reinforced the conclusion that Mercur represents a low risk and well aligned solution for the Council. |