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MARKET TESTING - Budget Planning Solution of behalf of Schools Finance Traded Service
Information technology services
Software package and information systems
Software-related services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Warwickshire County Council: "MARKET TESTING - Budget Planning Solution of behalf of Schools Finance Traded Service". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Warwickshire County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Warwickshire County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Warwickshire County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
7.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
PRIME RESOLUTION LIMITEDTop vendor: 38.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 41 active published awards; 7 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIME RESOLUTION LIMITED | 1 win | £2,214,000 |
| BEAM UP LTD | 1 win | £2,000,000 |
| PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED | 1 win | £600,000 |
| DUDLEY LODGE | 1 win | £540,000 |
| WEIGHTRON BILANCIAI LIMITED | 1 win | £396,845 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWarwickshire County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published28 Nov 2025, 14:23 GMT | Last source update28 Nov 2025, 14:23 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationInformation technology services, Software package and information systems, Software-related services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05eb2a | ||
What is being bought
We are seeking information from Suppliers on a budget planning software solution to support budget setting, monitoring and forecasting, scenario planning, and payroll reconciliation for effective financial decision-making by schools and academies.
Warwickshire County Council is interested in understanding tools for:
-Budget-setting, including budgeting for salary costs
-Scenario planning including financial modelling for different school staffing structures
-Automated payroll reconciliation
-Real-time financial monitoring
-Multi-year forecasting
-Financial reporting including functionality to incorporate financial data into Microsoft Word reports
-Integration with school finance systems including ESS (SIMS), Bromcom and Arbor
-Integration with Unit4 ERP system
-Financial dashboards and benchmarking including Key Performance Indicators
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to planning
28 Nov 2025, 14:23 GMT - Official notice release published
28 Nov 2025, 14:23 GMT - Buyer information updated
28 Nov 2025, 14:23 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
28 Nov 2025, 14:23 GMT - Procedure published
28 Nov 2025, 14:23 GMT - engagement
23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT · scheduledScope of engagement: PME questionnaire. Instructions of submitting an interest: Interested suppliers are invited to complete the Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Questionnaire that has been published via Warwickshire County Council's e-procurement portal. Reference: WAR-0033 The Council would be grateful if you could complete the questions in the PME document and respond by 23/12/2025 at 12:00 midday. You should submit your completed responses by uploading via our e-procurement portal. The PME documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge. Providers must register with the system to be able to participate and download the PME documents. Warwickshire's e-portal web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/warwickshirecc/aspx/Home If you have any questions regarding this Market testing exercise, then please upload via the correspondence function on our portal.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Warwickshire County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDTN-5446-NMXWDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 28 Nov 2025, 14:23 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |