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Financial Reporting and Forecasting Tool

SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL

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Summary of the contracting process

Southampton City Council procured a cloud-based software-as-a-service financial reporting and forecasting solution. The requirement includes implementation, provisioning, training and ongoing support, alongside the software itself. The system is intended for financial analysis, accounting, reporting and forecasting, with associated database and data services. The work is for the council in Southampton. The procurement is classified as financial analysis and accounting software (CPV 48440000).

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd through a selective call-off from the G-Cloud 14 framework. The council evaluated the requirement through that framework; the published information does not set out specific scoring criteria. The award was made on 25 September 2026, for £337,092.01. The contract runs from 25 September 2026 to 24 September 2029. The tender deadline was 24 September 2026. The requirement was presented as a single procurement, and the opportunity was marked suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The award demonstrates Southampton City Council’s demand for a cloud financial reporting and forecasting platform delivered with implementation, provisioning, user training and continuing support. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to supply a dependable SaaS financial system and demonstrate the ability to configure and implement it for a council, support financial reporting and forecasting, train users and provide ongoing service support. Familiarity with public-sector framework call-offs, particularly G-Cloud, would be commercially relevant to competing through the route used here. The selected supplier was an SME, and the procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that organisations of those types can be relevant competitors when they have the required software and delivery capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Financial Reporting and Forecasting Tool

Notice Description

Provision of a Cloud-Based SaaS Financial Reporting and Forecasting Solution, Including Implementation, Provisioning, Training and Ongoing Support Services. This was procured using the G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5e48e7db-a8fa-4c7d-8dc2-b736c95bf631
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f9766a-a3bb-403d-be4d-76353a2c9799
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package

48600000 - Database and operating software package

48800000 - Information systems and servers

48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£337,092 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£337,092 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
25 Sep 2026 - 24 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO14 7LY
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Bargate
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Itchen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd

Further Information

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