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title: "Tyne Coast College - Provision of a Finance System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078a4a"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Tyne Coast College"
published: "2026-10-19"
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# Tyne Coast College - Provision of a Finance System

Buyer: Tyne Coast College  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a4a

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## Summary

Tyne Coast College intends to procure an off-the-shelf finance management system for its financial management and reporting. The system is to provide core finance functions and an accessible interface for budget holders, with workflows and approval processes for purchasing and related authorisations. It must also support comprehensive financial and management reporting. The requirement includes supplying, configuring and implementing the system, migrating data, testing, training, integration and mobilisation to enable the transition to the new solution. The system is intended to support robust financial controls, streamlined purchasing and approvals, budget-holder engagement and timely access to financial information. The buyer is Tyne Coast College, based in South Shields. The stated delivery coverage spans England; the source identifies this by regions rather than naming specific delivery sites.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Tyne Coast College has stated its intention to buy, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. The College envisages a five-year contract with two optional extensions of up to two years each. It expects the system to be fully implemented and operational by 31 July 2027; the indicative contract period is 1 February 2027 to 31 July 2032, with extensions potentially running to 31 July 2036. The College is planning preliminary market engagement, inviting interested suppliers to register interest by emailing its procurement team by 13 November 2026; further requirement information will be shared on request. No procurement procedure, evaluation basis or contract value has been stated at this stage.

The requirement is likely to suit established finance-software providers with an off-the-shelf product suited to colleges or comparable organisations, alongside the capacity to configure and implement it. Suppliers will need to demonstrate coverage across core finance, purchasing controls, approval workflows and financial and management reporting, with an accessible budget-holder interface. Delivery capability should encompass data migration, integration, system testing, user training and mobilisation, as well as support for a successful transition to an operational service. The College’s stated priorities are strong financial controls, more efficient purchasing and approvals, effective engagement with budget holders and timely management information. Suppliers with experience delivering these elements as a joined-up finance system are well placed to prepare for the later competition. The market engagement offers a route to learn more about the requirement before the tender stage.

## Notice

Tyne Coast College is seeking to procure an off-the-shelf Finance Management System to provide a modern, efficient and user-friendly solution for the College's financial management and reporting requirements. The solution will provide core finance functionality together with an accessible budget-holder interface, supporting effective financial management across the organisation. It will include workflow and approval functionality for financial processes, including purchasing and associated authorisation processes, together with comprehensive financial and management reporting capabilities. The requirement will include the provision, configuration and implementation of the system, including appropriate data migration, system configuration, testing, training, integration and mobilisation services required to support successful implementation and transition to the new solution. The solution must be fully implemented and operational by 31 July 2027. The College is seeking an established, off-the-shelf solution that can support robust financial controls, streamlined purchasing and approval workflows, effective budget-holder engagement and timely access to financial and management information. It is envisaged that the contract will run for 5 years, with two optional extensions of up to 2 years each (5+2+2).

### Planning Information

Suppliers interested in this opportunity should express their interest by emailing procurement@tynecoast.ac.uk.
Additional information will be provided to suppliers regarding the requirement on request.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098271-2026 |
| 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 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 1 Aug 2032 |
| 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 | Tyne Coast College |
| Locality | SOUTH SHIELDS |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE34 6ET |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | South Tyneside |
| Electoral ward | Westoe |
| Westminster constituency | South Shields |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 08:57 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098271-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098271-2026
  19th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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