--- title: "Provisioning and Implementation of a Source-to-Contract Solution" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e1f1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e1f1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e1f1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e1f1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CERN" published: "2026-08-12" --- # Provisioning and Implementation of a Source-to-Contract Solution Buyer: CERN Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e1f1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e1f1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e1f1.json) ## Summary CERN is planning to procure a source-to-contract (S2C) software solution and the services needed to implement it. The requirement covers software licences, hosting, support, maintenance, updates and upgrades, together with design, implementation, testing, deployment, transformation and change-management services. The system will support procurement planning, sourcing and tendering, contract management, supplier information, performance and risk management, supplier communications, and purchase orders. Procurement and Industrial Services will be the main users, while Business Computing will handle integration, maintenance and support. The work is classified as IT services, including consulting, software development, internet and support. Delivery is expected to cover activity in the UK and Switzerland, with CERN based in Geneva. The contract may be delivered by one firm or a group of up to two firms covering the full scope. This procurement is at the planning stage: CERN has announced an intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It is a services requirement with one planned lot and an estimated total value of £10,000,000. CERN expects to issue an Invitation to Tender no later than the first quarter of 2027; the next notice is estimated for 1 April 2027. The scope and capabilities may still be adapted before the Invitation to Tender. The procurement is wholly owned by CERN, while the Science and Technology Facilities Council is signposting it to UK-based suppliers. UK government bodies have no involvement, oversight or engagement in the procurement. The requirement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The record does not set out a procurement method, bid deadline or evaluation criteria. The requirement is likely to suit established enterprise software providers, systems integrators and specialist procurement-technology consultancies able to deliver a complete source-to-contract platform and its implementation. Relevant suppliers should be able to provide secure hosted software, licensing, technical support, maintenance and upgrades, alongside business analysis, process design, testing, deployment and change management. Experience of procurement, sourcing, tendering, contract and supplier management, purchase orders, supplier communications, performance and risk processes will be important. The successful provider or consortium will need to integrate and support the solution in a decentralised organisation with multiple stakeholders, and coordinate effectively between business users and an internal computing function. Firms considering this requirement should prepare to cover the whole service scope, either independently or with one partner, before the planned tender stage. ## Notice CERN intends to place a contract for the provision and Implementation of a Source-to-Contract Solution. The scope includes the supply of licenses, including support, software maintenance (including all updates and upgrades) and hosting for a software solution (the "Solution") to manage the S2C business capabilities and processes, It also includes the Supply of services to support the design, implementation, testing and deployment, transformation and change management of the above-mentioned S2C solution. This Contract shall be awarded to a Firm or a Group of Firms (maximum 2) who will cover the whole scope among them. ### Lot Information Lot 1 CERN being a decentralised organisation, there are several stakeholders involved in the capabilities covered by the S2C systems. These are: * Procurement & Industrial Services (IPT-PI), as primary users of the S2C solution in the domains of sourcing, tendering, and contract and supplier management: * Business Computing (FAP-BC), for the integration, maintenance and support of the solution (both acquired or in-house built). The capabilities as currently defined in scope are listed below, these can still be adapted before the Invitation to Tender to be launched no later than Q1 2027. * Manage procurement: * Procurement planning; * Manage sourcing and tendering; * Manage contracts; * Manage supplier information, performance and risk; * Manage supplier communications; * Manage purchase orders. Additional information: This procurement/requirement is wholly owned by CERN, with STFC seeking to signpost the opportunity to UK based suppliers. UK HMG retains no involvement, oversight or engagement in the procurement, and are acting to signpost to CERN/STFC from FTS and/or other centralised digital platforms only. UK HMG has no further information to share and will not respond to any further questions or engagements relating to the potential procurement. In all instances, Sara Fletcher (sara.fletcher@stfc.ac.uk) should be contacted for further detail. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076479-2026 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 12 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Apr 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CERN | | Locality | GENEVA | | Postcode area | Not specified | | Postcode | Not specified | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 12 Aug 2026 at 08:46 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076479-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://www.ukri.org/councils/stfc/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e1f1. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e1f1.json.