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Award of Financial System Renewal

Aberdeen City Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Aberdeen City Council renewed its finance system contract to maintain continuity of service and support. The requirement covers renewal of the existing financial software system, rather than a new system procurement. The work is financial-management software and related services, within the broader software and IT services category (CPV 72000000). The Council is the buyer, and delivery is for Aberdeen City Council in Aberdeen. The procurement description states that the renewal was required to preserve continuity, and the lot description specifically refers to continued service and support from the incumbent supplier.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to OneAdvanced Limited. It was a single-lot direct award without a prior competition, justified on technical grounds: the Council considered the incumbent the only supplier able to renew the current finance system. The stated evaluation criterion was price, although the award route did not involve an open competition. The contract was signed on 21 August 2026 and is active. Its value is £2,022,450. The award date and contract period are not stated in the process data.

This award demonstrates ongoing public-sector demand for continuity and support of an established council finance system, rather than replacement software. A supplier seeking to compete when this requirement returns would need to demonstrate that it can renew or support the incumbent platform while preserving service continuity, and provide credible technical evidence that its solution can meet the Council’s operational needs. The Council used a direct award on the basis that only the incumbent could provide the renewal, so the key commercial challenge for an alternative provider would be overcoming that technical dependency. Relevant strengths would include expertise in the existing finance system, migration or renewal capability that avoids service disruption, and dependable ongoing support for a large local authority.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of Financial System Renewal

Notice Description

The Council required to renew its contract for its finance system in order to maintain continuity, this was facilitated by direct arard under Public contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 33(b) (ii) Technical Reasons

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 33 (b) (ii) Technical REasons. The renewal of the currnt system is required to enable continutiy of service and support bythe incumbant supplier

Procurement Information

as per Scottish Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2015 33(b) (ii) Technical Reasons, only the invumbant supplier is able to provide the renewal of the current finance system

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845084
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566162
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48442000 - Financial systems software package

48443000 - Accounting software package

48444000 - Accounting system

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
£2,022,450 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Aberdeen City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB16 5GB
Postcode Area
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Midstocket/Rosemount
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OneAdvanced Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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