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BuyerCity of Bristol College
StatusClosed
Deadline6 Aug 2026
Value£970,000
Published17 Jul 2026

What is being bought

City of Bristol College is seeking a supplier to provide and install a new financial software solution within the College. The services will include: • Provision of new software – all licences etc for the software. • Installation of the new software, including training to College staff. • Ongoing support for the software, including routine maintenance, updates, fixes, development and advice. Estimated costs from our pre-market engagement over the past 12 months has indicated a wide range of potential costs. We have allowed for the upper possibility in the valuation of the contract, though price will be evaluated diligently through the process.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Financial systems software package 48442000Software implementation services 72263000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£970,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2032
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Requirements/Quality — Requirements/Quality (55%)
Cost — Cost (40%)
Social Value — Social Value (5%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Software implementation services, Financial systems software packageNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 48. The category anchor is Financial systems software package (48442000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 483,4461 median · 6.2 average (1,147 of 3,446 with a bid count)1.5 average (1,311 of 3,446 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK9051 median · 9.8 average (268 of 905 with a bid count)2.4 average (315 of 905 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)2483 median · 3 average (1 of 248 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 248 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c7d9
Latest release ID067841-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jul 17 2026 13:06:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067841-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-08-06T09:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-07-20T12:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2027-01-01T23:59:59Z
Submission method detailsTo access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£970,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
17 Jul 2026tenderUpdate067841-2026
9 Jul 2026tender064850-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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