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Notice Title

Financial Planning & Analysis Solution

Notice Description

To procure a Financial Planning & Analysis Platform which will enable long-term resilience, improved financial management and effective prioritisation of finite resources

Lot Information

Lot 1

To procure a Financial Planning & Analysis Platform which will enable long-term resilience, improved financial management and effective prioritisation of finite resources. Additional information: Direct Award via G-Cloud 14

Procurement Information

A proportionate market review was undertaken to identify a Financial Planning & Analysis solution capable of meeting the Council's current and future requirements. This included structured searches of the CCS G Cloud 14 framework using relevant functional and non functional criteria (including enterprise performance management, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analytical capability), alongside professional insight from officers with experience of comparable implementations in the local government sector. A range of suppliers were reviewed at a high level against the Council's requirements. This process identified that several alternative solutions did not fully meet the Council's needs, particularly in relation to integrated multiyear financial planning, governed single version of the truth reporting, public sectors specific controls, and scalability without reliance on complex spreadsheet workarounds. Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd was identified as the preferred solution as it demonstrably meets the Council's functional, technical and governance requirements within a single, cloud hosted FP&A platform. The solution provides integrated budgeting, planning, forecasting, reporting, dashboarding and analytical capability, and is specifically designed for use across large enterprises and public sector organisations, including local government and the NHS. In addition to the framework review, officers engaged in informal reference checking with a comparable local authority that has recently implemented Mercur. This discussion provided assurance on the suitability of the solution in a local government context, including implementation approach, usability for finance and service users, and the robustness of governance, data ownership and data portability arrangements. Feedback from the reference authority was positive and reinforced the conclusion that Mercur represents a low risk and well aligned solution for the Council.

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-067598
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028114-2026
Current Stage: Award
All Stages: Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: Award Notice
Procurement Type: Framework
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability: Not specified
Awardee Scale: SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions: 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
CPV Codes: 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: Not specified
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: £558,681 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 26 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: Not specified
Award Date: 23 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period: Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status: Complete
Lots Status: Cancelled
Awards Status: Active
Contracts Status: Active

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality: SHEFFIELD
Postcode: S1 2HH
Post Town: Sheffield
Country: England
Major Region (ITL 1): TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3): TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location: Not specified
Local Authority: Sheffield
Electoral Ward: City
Westminster Constituency: Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers: 1
Supplier Name: MERCUR SOLUTIONS (UK

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