--- title: "Financial Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b6d0af1e-49c5-4d6b-9556-a8c38038bbd0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b6d0af1e-49c5-4d6b-9556-a8c38038bbd0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b6d0af1e-49c5-4d6b-9556-a8c38038bbd0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b6d0af1e-49c5-4d6b-9556-a8c38038bbd0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTHERN PROCUREMENT GROUP LIMITED" published: "2018-06-26" --- # Financial Services Buyer: NORTHERN PROCUREMENT GROUP LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b6d0af1e-49c5-4d6b-9556-a8c38038bbd0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b6d0af1e-49c5-4d6b-9556-a8c38038bbd0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b6d0af1e-49c5-4d6b-9556-a8c38038bbd0.json) ## Summary The Northern Procurement Group Limited is seeking suppliers for a Financial Services Framework as part of their early market engagement initiative. The procurement process is currently in the Planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 20th July 2018. This framework will cater to the needs of Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) members and the broader public sector, particularly focusing on schools, academies, and multi-academy trusts. The framework is classified under financial and insurance services (CPV Code 66000000) and aims to provide professional financial management services across the United Kingdom and associated territories. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in financial services to engage with the Northern Procurement Group Limited and the CPC. Companies that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as the procurement process is designed to foster their involvement. The early market engagement allows suppliers to influence the framework's design and specifications, ensuring that the final structure meets the specific needs of the public sector. Interested businesses should contact NPG Limited to discuss their potential contributions. ## Notice This Prior Information Notice is not a call for competition but is an early market engagement exercise to enable Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) to engage with suppliers to better understand the market and explore potential structures and specifications for a Financial Services Framework (not including insurance services). The framework will service the needs of CPC Members and the wider Public Sector as a whole. The CPC wishes to go to market for a framework and to this end, would like to invite suppliers to engage with it, through its procurement partners NPG Limited, to discuss the nature of the forthcoming framework, its' design, specification and constructs. This notice is seeking suppliers who may wish to engage with us in this regard. Additional information: The Financial Services Framework will provide CPC Members and organisations throughout the public sector with access to professional financial and financial management services; with the primary market for this framework expected to be schools, academies and multi academy trusts.The exact nature of the specification and the framework Lot structure has yet to be determined and this early market engagement is critical in ensuring an appropriate framework structure and specification is established. The exact volume of business through this framework is unknown at this time and is solely dependent upon the extent to which CPC Members and wider public sector organisations decide to utilise the resulting framework. The Early Market Engagement is a valuable opportunity for suppliers to find out more about CPC and the needs of its membership, whilst inputting into the design and specification of this important framework. The CPC is seeking to engage with organisations to understand the market and thus deliver a successful framework for CPC Members and the wider public sector as a whole and therefore suppliers wishing to engage with CPC should email its' procurement partner NPG Limited at info@npg-ltd.com detailing your company name, the name of the person wishing to engage on behalf of your company and their contact details. Thereafter discussions will be held with interested suppliers on an individual basis. Discussions will conclude on 20th July 2018. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c124b11f-a420-4f7b-b608-6f230968468a | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Jun 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 Jul 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTHERN PROCUREMENT GROUP LIMITED | | Locality | SALFORD | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M6 6AJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Salford | | Electoral ward | Pendleton & Charlestown | | Westminster constituency | Salford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66000000 - Financial and insurance services ## Release History - 26 Jun 2018 at 09:03 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c124b11f-a420-4f7b-b608-6f230968468a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c124b11f-a420-4f7b-b608-6f230968468a 26th June 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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