Financial Planning & Analysis Solution

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 23 Mar 2026no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To procure a Financial Planning & Analysis Platform which will enable long-term resilience, improved financial management and effective prioritisation of finite resources

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMT
Last source update: 26 Mar 2026, 16:02 GMT
Authority reference: 100109296
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-028114
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067598 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Mar 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Financial Planning & Analysis Solution
Signed
23 Mar 2026
Value
£558,682
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services (GB) 173 5488 38 Town Hall, Pinstone Street, , Sheffield, UK, S1 2HHContact name, email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Mercur Solutions (UK) LtdFramework contractor12025712 Lily Hill House, Bracknell, UK, RG12 2SJContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.