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title: "Financial Planning Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077a4e"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CADENT GAS LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-25"
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# Financial Planning Solution

Buyer: CADENT GAS LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077a4e

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## Summary

Cadent Gas Limited is exploring a replacement for its current financial planning solution. The planned service concerns financial planning software and its implementation, including the solution’s capabilities, delivery approach, operating model and whole-life costs. The work is intended to help Cadent understand the market before deciding whether and how to proceed with a procurement. Cadent is the buying organisation. The procurement is described as a single lot. No delivery location is stated in the procurement details.

This is at the planning stage: Cadent is conducting a Request for Information (RFI) for market insight and an indicative Rough Order of Magnitude, not inviting tenders. The RFI is a market-testing exercise and does not commit Cadent to a particular solution, supplier or later procurement route. Cadent’s stated timetable anticipated issuing the RFI on 25 September 2026, supplier questions by midday on 1 October, releasing clarifications on 5 October and receiving RFI responses by midday on 9 October 2026. The contract period is planned to run from 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2030. No procurement procedure, evaluation basis or monetary value is set out at this stage.

This preliminary exercise is most relevant to suppliers of financial planning software and implementation partners able to explain available product capabilities, delivery options and the effort involved in replacing an existing solution. Suppliers with experience in financial planning systems, implementation planning and operating models will be well placed to offer useful market insight. Cadent is also seeking indicative timescales and whole-life cost insight, so suppliers able to develop credible delivery estimates and explain ongoing costs can help shape its understanding of the market. The exercise is for preparation and market testing; it is not an invitation to bid for the eventual work. No specific accreditations or supplier qualifications are set out.

## Notice

This Request for Information (RfI) seeks market insight and a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) for replacing Cadent's current financial planning solution. The RfI will help Cadent understand available solution capabilities, delivery approaches, implementation effort, indicative timescales, operating models and whole-life costs. It is a market-testing exercise only and does not commit Cadent to a particular solution, supplier or subsequent procurement route.

### Planning Information

Key milestones
1. RFI Issue Date: 25/09/2026
2. Supplier Q&A Deadline: Midday 01/10/2026
3. RFI Clarification Release: 05/10/2026
4. RFI Submission Deadline: Midday 09/10/2026

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090900-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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 | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2027 - 28 Feb 2030 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CADENT GAS LIMITED |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Postcode area | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV7 9JU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Rugby |
| Electoral ward | Revel and Binley Woods |
| Westminster constituency | Rugby |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## 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
- 72262000 - Software development services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2026 at 11:20 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090900-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090900-2026
  25th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://cadentgas.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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