--- title: "Financial Reporting and Forecasting Tool" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5e48e7db-a8fa-4c7d-8dc2-b736c95bf631" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5e48e7db-a8fa-4c7d-8dc2-b736c95bf631" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5e48e7db-a8fa-4c7d-8dc2-b736c95bf631.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5e48e7db-a8fa-4c7d-8dc2-b736c95bf631.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-09-29" --- # Financial Reporting and Forecasting Tool Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5e48e7db-a8fa-4c7d-8dc2-b736c95bf631 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5e48e7db-a8fa-4c7d-8dc2-b736c95bf631) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5e48e7db-a8fa-4c7d-8dc2-b736c95bf631.json) ## Summary Southampton City Council procured a cloud-based software-as-a-service financial reporting and forecasting solution. The requirement includes implementation, provisioning, training and ongoing support, alongside the software itself. The system is intended for financial analysis, accounting, reporting and forecasting, with associated database and data services. The work is for the council in Southampton. The procurement is classified as financial analysis and accounting software (CPV 48440000). The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd through a selective call-off from the G-Cloud 14 framework. The council evaluated the requirement through that framework; the published information does not set out specific scoring criteria. The award was made on 25 September 2026, for £337,092.01. The contract runs from 25 September 2026 to 24 September 2029. The tender deadline was 24 September 2026. The requirement was presented as a single procurement, and the opportunity was marked suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The award demonstrates Southampton City Council’s demand for a cloud financial reporting and forecasting platform delivered with implementation, provisioning, user training and continuing support. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to supply a dependable SaaS financial system and demonstrate the ability to configure and implement it for a council, support financial reporting and forecasting, train users and provide ongoing service support. Familiarity with public-sector framework call-offs, particularly G-Cloud, would be commercially relevant to competing through the route used here. The selected supplier was an SME, and the procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that organisations of those types can be relevant competitors when they have the required software and delivery capability. ## Notice Provision of a Cloud-Based SaaS Financial Reporting and Forecasting Solution, Including Implementation, Provisioning, Training and Ongoing Support Services. This was procured using the G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f9766a-a3bb-403d-be4d-76353a2c9799 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 25 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 25 Sep 2026 - 24 Sep 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £337,092 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £337,092 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Postcode area | Southampton | | Postcode | SO14 7LY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Bargate | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package - 48600000 - Database and operating software package - 48800000 - Information systems and servers - 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services - 72300000 - Data services ## Release History - 29 Sep 2026 at 14:17 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f9766a-a3bb-403d-be4d-76353a2c9799 - 29 Sep 2026 at 13:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f9766a-a3bb-403d-be4d-76353a2c9799 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f9766a-a3bb-403d-be4d-76353a2c9799 29th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.southampton.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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