Pre-market Engagement for Finance System
Description: Derby College Group (herein referred to as ("DCG") wishes to assess the market and review available options for a new Financial Management System. The purpose of this pre-market engagement is to identify interested organisations with whom DCG can engage in discussion with to understand the current marketplace in terms of available systems and functionality. This understanding will be used to determine a longer-term Finance System procurement strategy and ensure the robustness of specified requirement. Subject to PME findings a compliant tender is anticipated later in 2026 for mobilisation to commence ASAP with a delivery start date of 01 August 2027. This is not a competitive procurement, there will be no selection criteria applied nor is engagement in PME a prerequisite for tender. This process is designed to provide (read more...)
Summary: Derby College Group (DCG) is initiating a procurement process for a new Financial Management System, currently at the planning stage. The project, titled "Pre-market Engagement for Finance System," is designed to assess the marketplace and explore available options for enhancing their financial operations. The process is not yet at the tender stage; it focuses on preliminary market engagement to gather insights before forming a procurement strategy. Located in Derby, UK, with the involvement of AGM Procurement as the procuring entity, the market engagement deadline is set for 1st June 2026. The anticipated tender procedure aims for strategy development and system mobilisation to commence by 1st August 2027. This project falls under the 'goods' category, focusing on financial and accounting software packages, with a projected gross value of £350,000.