--- title: "Financial Forecasting & Planning Solution" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06a2d6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06a2d6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06a2d6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06a2d6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED" published: "2026-05-26" --- # Financial Forecasting & Planning Solution Buyer: TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a2d6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06a2d6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06a2d6.json) ## Summary TransPennine Trains Limited, based in Manchester, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process to enhance its financial forecasting and planning capabilities. The project is categorised under the software package and information systems industry and aims to address existing inefficiencies by integrating various financial and operational systems. A pre-market engagement is scheduled, with key activities occurring on 5th and 12th June 2026, including requests for information and supplier presentations. This preparatory phase, ending on 3rd June 2026, seeks insights from the market to inform the scope and approach for any subsequent procurement. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial software solutions, IT consultancy, and integration services. Companies with capabilities in software development, financial consultancy, and transport systems consultancy services would be well-positioned to compete, offering innovative solutions that address TransPennine Trains' needs for enhanced budgeting, forecasting, and data integration. This engagement is not prescriptive about the type of solution, inviting a diverse range of approaches, including platform solutions and service-led models, thereby offering businesses a versatile platform to present their offerings. ## Notice TransPennine Trains Limited (TPT) is exploring options to enhance its financial forecasting and planning capability, with a view to potentially procuring a solution and/or associated services. The current environment comprises multiple systems and spreadsheet-based processes, resulting in fragmented data, manual consolidation, and limitations in scenario modelling, governance and integration. TPT is seeking to understand how the market could support improved integration across finance and operational systems, alongside enhanced budgeting, forecasting, planning and reporting capabilities. Any future requirement is expected to include driver-based modelling, improved data integration, and strengthened workflow, version control and audit functionality, as well as more accessible reporting and increased agility in supporting rolling forecasts. TPT is not prescribing a specific solution model at this stage and may consider a range of approaches, including platform solutions, enhancement of existing systems, modular or phased delivery, or service-led / hybrid models. The outcome of this process will inform any potential future procurement and the scope of any subsequent requirement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Software-package-and-information-systems./G9X42DRUE7 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/G9X42DRUE7 ### Planning Information TransPennine Trains Limited (TPT) is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise to inform the potential procurement of a financial forecasting and planning solution and/or associated services. The engagement will consist of a structured request for information, followed by optional supplier presentations and clarification discussions. Suppliers are invited to submit responses outlining their proposed approach, capabilities, delivery models and indicative commercial structures. TPT may invite a subset of respondents to participate in follow-up engagement, including solution demonstrations, workshops and clarification sessions to explore proposed approaches in more detail. Supplier presentations are anticipated to take place on 5th and 12th June 2026 at TransPennine Trains Limited offices in Manchester and via Microsoft Teams. Further engagement activities may be scheduled as required. Participation in any engagement activity is by invitation only and subject to appropriate confidentiality arrangements. The purpose of this engagement is to support TPT’s understanding of available solutions, validate assumptions and inform the scope, delivery approach and route to market for any potential future procurement. Participation in this engagement, or a decision not to participate, will not influence or prejudice any organisation’s ability to participate in, or be successful in, any subsequent procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048494-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 Jun 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M1 6LT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Piccadilly | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | TLD33 Manchester | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 48100000 - Industry specific software package - 48983000 - Development software package - 66171000 - Financial consultancy services - 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 26 May 2026 at 09:34 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048494-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048494-2026 26th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/G9X42DRUE7 - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Software-package-and-information-systems./G9X42DRUE7 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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