Notice Information
Notice Title
PME notice for a new Financial Management Software System.
Notice Description
Scope City College Norwich are seeking to engage the market in advance of a forthcoming tender opportunity for a financial management software system covering but not limited to: Support statutory and regulatory compliance (FE and HE requirements) Enable real-time financial visibility and reporting. Reduce manual processing and reliance on spreadsheets. Improve auditability and financial governance. Support multi funding streams and complex reporting requirements. General Ledger Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Budgeting and Forecasting Fixed Assets Cash and Treasury Management Procurement and Expenses Reporting and Business Intelligence The purpose of this early market engagement is to make relevant bidders aware of the upcoming opportunity, gather interest and invite bidders to demonstrate their systems to CCN via Teams or other remote methods between the dates of February 23rd 2026 and March 13th 2026. The duration of the demonstrations will be one hour. The number of demonstrations will be limited up to 6 suppliers selected on a first responder basis, this is purely for Pre Market Engagement (PME) and if you are not selected at this stage there may be other opportunities during the process. The contract is likely to last a minimum 5 years, with the intention to have the implementation completed by June 1st 2027, we would like to understand the suppliers required timelines to ensure this is achievable. CCN's current intention is to procure this through the Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) framework - CPC/JE/02/2025, a PME for this framework is now closed and the tender is due to be launched by the end of March 2026, see links below for more information. As a result, the mini competition will be issued on or around 1 September 2025. Links for the CPC framework are below: https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/services/contracting-pipeline Login To MultiQuote (MultiQuote reference CA16588) Please contact Jane Edwards at CPC for more information - j.edwards@thecpc.ac.uk Please note the total value of the contract is not currently known and this will be updated at the mini competition launch. Contract dates (estimated): 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031 Possible extension to 30 September 2034 8 years Main procurement category Goods CPV classifications 48440000-4 (Financial analysis and accounting software package). Contract locations UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk (City College Norwich) Engagement Engagement deadline: 13 February 2026 Engagement process description This is not a call for competition. This notice is intended to alert potential suppliers of the upcoming opportunity and provide some basic information in advance if required about the college. Contracting authority: City College Norwich Public Procurement Organisation Number: 10047734 City College Norwich, Ipswich Road, Norwich, NR2 2LJ, United Kingdom For more information about this opportunity, please express your interest by emailing: Mr Shane Smith Telephone: +44 1603 773171 Email: shane.smith@ccn.ac.uk Website: www.ccn,ac,uk Region: UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk (City College Norwich) Organisation type: Further education
Planning Information
Software demonstrations will follow between the dates of February 23rd 2026 and March 13th 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060cbb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005949-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CITY COLLEGE NORWICH
- Contact Name
- Shane Smith
- Contact Email
- shane.smith@ccn.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01603 773171
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR2 2LJ
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk
-
- Local Authority
- Norwich
- Electoral Ward
- Town Close
- Westminster Constituency
- Norwich South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005949-2026
22nd January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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