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title: "GB-London: Financial Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting Solution Pre-market engagement"
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# GB-London: Financial Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting Solution Pre-market engagement

Buyer: FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPENSATION SCHEME  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-533f6932-5ef6-4ba8-b326-05c51526ee28

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## Summary

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is currently conducting a pre-market engagement exercise aimed at exploring options for a new Financial Planning, Forecasting, and Budgeting Solution. This tender, titled "GB-London: Financial Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting Solution Pre-market engagement", falls within the software package and information systems industry category, with a total contract value between £100,000 and £500,000. Located in London, the procurement is being carried out through an open procedure, and the tender period is set to close on 28th March 2022, with the potential contract period commencing on 30th September 2023 and lasting until 29th September 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) looking to expand their offerings in financial software solutions. Given the FSCS's objectives for this new solution—including the ability to prepare forecasts, manage budgets, and report variances—businesses that specialise in advanced financial technology or software development would find this procurement particularly suited to their capabilities. Engaging with this opportunity could enhance their market presence and foster growth in the public sector.

## Notice

FSCS is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise in relation looking into options for a new Financial Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting solution. The new solution would support the business to do the following: *Prepare regular forecasts and annual budgets of all cost and revenue accounts in a simple and easily updatable manner; *Prepare regular forecasts of non-financial information e.g. headcount and claims volumes; *Monitor actuals against budget and forecasts enabling management to easily identify understand, and report variances; *Allocation of costs (actuals and forecast) to several categories e.g. for activity-based costing analysis and to various funding categories for levy calculations; and *Report to senior management, Board and externally. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The pre-market engagement documents are contained within the Delta eSourcing Portal

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1519d05-dde5-434e-b11d-7079d37b121e |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Sep 2023 - 29 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPENSATION SCHEME |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC3A 7QU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Portsoken |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 7 Mar 2022 at 21:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1519d05-dde5-434e-b11d-7079d37b121e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1519d05-dde5-434e-b11d-7079d37b121e
  7th March 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-London:-Financial-Planning,-Forecasting-and-Budgeting-Solution-Pre-market-engagement/7R9469SV6T
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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