---
title: "Finance System Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e93"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Colchester City Council"
published: "2026-10-01"
---

# Finance System Solution

Buyer: Colchester City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e93

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## Summary

Colchester City Council commissioned a fully integrated finance system for its council operations. The requirement covers finance and accounting software, financial information systems and related transaction-processing capabilities. The system is intended to replace or succeed the council’s current finance system, which is due to end in March 2027. Delivery is for Colchester City Council in Essex. This is a software and information-systems requirement rather than a standalone financial processing service: the central need is an integrated finance platform meeting the council’s specification. The procurement was managed by Colchester City Council, which will use the system to support its financial functions.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Integrated Business Software and Solutions Ltd, trading as Integra. The award was made on 28 August 2026, and the contract was signed on that date. Its value is £455,000. The stated term is three years, with an option to extend by one year under the G-Cloud 14 framework. The council used a direct award through the Government Commercial Agency’s G-Cloud 14 framework, without a separate competition. The process included early market engagement and system demonstrations, and the framework’s search criteria were applied. Evaluation was based on adherence to the specification, weighted at 60%, and price, weighted at 40%. The procurement was conducted as a single requirement; its recorded lot was later marked cancelled, while the overall award and contract are active.

The award shows demand from Colchester City Council for an integrated finance platform that can meet a detailed specification and support financial and accounting operations. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need a proven finance system with integrated functionality, strong alignment with the council’s stated requirements and the ability to demonstrate the solution in practice. Price matters, but the evaluation placed greater weight on specification compliance. Suppliers should also be able to compete through the G-Cloud framework route, including meeting its search criteria and supporting a direct-award assessment. The council’s need to replace an existing system on a fixed transition timetable indicates that implementation planning and dependable delivery would be commercially important alongside the software itself.»}”】【final 博众 天天中彩票中大奖atillugu? Wait output JSON desired exact. Ensure 100-150 words each. First ~106. second 120. third 105. Fine. But says lot cancelled; mention? overall lot cancelled inconsistent active award. Data indicates one lot cancelled; perhaps report cancellation plain with date reason if award cancelled/contract terminated; not award cancelled. We don't need mention. Yet line

## Notice

Colchester City Council is currently looking to commission a supplier to provide a fully integrated finance system.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Colchester City Council is currently looking to commission a supplier to provide a fully integrated finance system.

### Procurement Information

Award was made through an existing Framework agreement via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14). Direct Award is allowed following early market engagement, adhering to the search criteria within the framework agreement, system demonstrations and Price as provided within the framework agreement. Timescales were a consideration due to the current finance system being terminated at the end of March 2027, so the council needed to undertake a procurement exercise that met the enforced deadline.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092815-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | £455,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Colchester City Council |
| Locality | COLCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Colchester |
| Postcode | CO3 3WG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway |
| Local authority | Colchester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Colchester |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INTEGRATED BUSINESS SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package
- 48441000 - Financial analysis software package
- 48442000 - Financial systems software package
- 48812000 - Financial information systems
- 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 12:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092815-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.colchester.gov.uk

## Provenance

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