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title: "Financial Planning & Analysis Reporting Package"
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buyer: "DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD"
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# Financial Planning & Analysis Reporting Package

Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-60cf6394-3c92-467f-a63c-2198a6dc8fcf

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## Summary

Diamond Light Source Ltd, located at the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, has completed the procurement process for a Financial Planning & Analysis Reporting Package. This award, falling under the industry category of Financial Analysis Software Package (CPV code 48441000), was finalised on 9th October 2024. The procurement method was an open procedure, and the contract is valued at £142,254 GBP. The contract period began on 26th September 2024 and will run until 19th November 2025. The implementation of this project is expected to dramatically improve the efficiency, accuracy, and user-friendliness of financial reporting and budgeting processes within Diamond Light Source Ltd.

This tender creates significant business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs specialising in financial software solutions. The contract involves not only the provision and implementation of the software but also ongoing future support. Companies that can provide an integrated, user-friendly, and adaptive financial planning and reporting system would be well-suited to compete for such opportunities. This project underscores the necessity for innovative solutions that can streamline financial operations, reduce manual processes, and provide robust planning tools, thereby driving efficiency and operational excellence.

## Notice

Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond Light Source ltd (DLS) is a World-leading facility for science, engineering and innovation. DLS is the largest science facility to be built in the UK for 40 years and produces ultra-violet, infra-red and X-ray beams of exceptional brightness. DLS allows researchers from academia and industry to investigate the structure and behaviour of the world around us at the atomic and molecular level. Areas of investigation include fields such as medicine, the environment, materials and engineering science, physics, chemistry and heritage science. The research undertaken at Diamond brings economic, health and quality of life benefits to the UK and further afield. DLS intends to implement a modern Financial Planning and Analysis Reporting software package that meets its planning and reporting obligations. The aim of the package is 1) to provide a more efficient, effective and accurate reporting system for the organisation and 2) automate the manual efforts that go into the preparation, review and approval of these budgets/forecasts and reports. The system will remove and significantly minimise the current reliance on manually prepared excel spreadsheets for the periodic budgeting, forecasting and reporting duties of the DLS Finance team. The system will equally provide a more accurate, timely and user-friendly period planning tool and a reporting source for non-finance staff in DLS without heavily relying on the finance team. The scope of the contract is the provision, implementation and ongoing future support of a fully integrated Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) reporting system. The chosen system is expected to meet the following requirements as a minimum from implementation and also provide the opportunity for future improvements as the business needs of DLS continue to evolve. To apply visit our website which requires suppliers to complete a one-off simple registration form, which will generate a unique password for your account. You are then able to login to register your interest against the Tender and download the tender documents. Link to the site: https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3bed702-1eb2-44b2-a225-235b747faaac |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 20 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | 25 Sep 2024 - 19 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £142,254 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £142,254 |
| 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 | DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD |
| Locality | DIDCOT, OXFORDSHIRE |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX11 0DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Vale of White Horse |
| Electoral ward | Blewbury & Harwell |
| Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MERCUR SOLUTIONS (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48441000 - Financial analysis software package

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2024 at 12:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3bed702-1eb2-44b2-a225-235b747faaac
- 15 Apr 2024 at 14:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f19b3b63-29e5-412d-842a-547ff0024c37

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3bed702-1eb2-44b2-a225-235b747faaac
  9th October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f19b3b63-29e5-412d-842a-547ff0024c37
  15th April 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx

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