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Financial System

SOUTH RIBBLE BOROUGH COUNCIL

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26 Jun 2025 at 14:57

Summary of the contracting process

South Ribble Borough Council, located in Leyland, England, has concluded the procurement process for a new financial system aimed at integrating and improving numerous financial functions for itself and Chorley Council. Categorised under Financial and Insurance Services (CPV: 66000000), this open procedure procurement sought a system enhancing processes like General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and procurement reporting. The tender, with a total value of £1,309,240, entered the award stage on 2 January 2025, following the tender period which ended on 6 November 2024. The contract with Technology One UK Ltd commences on 1 February 2025 and spans over a decade, ending on 31 January 2035.

This contract offers substantial opportunities for businesses engaged in the development and implementation of comprehensive financial IT solutions, particularly those with expertise in financial systems integration and cloud-based service management. Companies capable of delivering enhanced user experiences, simplified workflows, and robust reporting capabilities are particularly well-suited for this tender. While the procurement process is complete, similar opportunities could benefit vendors equipped to meet extensive and precise financial IT requirements of local governmental bodies. Businesses focussing on large-scale digital transformation projects are ideally positioned to engage in such future procurements.

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Notice Title

Financial System

Notice Description

Chorley Council is inviting tenders for a new financial system to encompass itself, South Ribble Council and relevant legal entities. The system will encompass an integrated debtor, purchase card, general ledger and procurement service to deliver financial information and reporting fit for purpose. A detailed list of functionality requirements is included within the tender documents, but the emphasis is on improved processes and end user experience as well as an ability to work in system as well as exporting into spreadsheet software. Within the scope of the project is: * General Ledger * Accounts Payable (Creditors) * Intelligent Invoice Scanning (OCR) * Accounts Receivable (Debtors) * Debt Recovery * Procurement (Procure to Pay) * Reporting * Making Tax Digital * Purchase Cards Monitoring System * GDPR / Archiving * Integration with all feeder systems (e.g. customer payments and payroll) * Finance Server Transfer to Cloud (Procedure for retaining and archiving existing data) * Access to Cloud based system via Citrix Enhanced functionality required; * Enhanced end-user experience (dashboard / simpler system interface) * Simplified approval/workflow processes and access/authorisation segregation configuration * Enhanced reporting capability for Finance and non-Finance users * Balance sheet reconciliation module

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e7ffb32a-cf1b-4e05-b9eb-4d4f514de8c8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/450a656b-7f6c-426d-9764-dab4cb5f90bb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,309,240 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,309,240 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2035 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH RIBBLE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@southribble.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEYLAND
Postcode
PR25 1DH
Post Town
Preston
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
South Ribble
Electoral Ward
Broadfield
Westminster Constituency
South Ribble

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TECHNOLOGY ONE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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