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Finance System software including installation and ongoing support & maintenance
Published 22 May 2026
22 May 2026
Closed 22 May 2026
- Primary CPV
-
48444000 *
Accounting system
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Mid Lancashire, North West
- Value
- £280,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
01/08/2026 31/07/2031
- Contract Types
-
48 *Software packages & information systemsFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
St Vincent's Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9UR, United Kingdom · UKD45
Contact
Award Criteria
- Technical (70%)
- Social value (5%)
- Price (25%)
Related tenders
Preston College
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
48444000 *
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Reference: CA17619
We are seeking a replacement for our current finance system. We require a system which can cover all aspects of college finance such as general ledger, purchase ledger, sales ledger as well as manage workflows and approvals etc. Details are in the attached specification – Appendix 1. Our focus is on having an off the shelf option where possible, to maintain the simplicity of implementation and use, upgrading and maintenance etc. We also require installation of the system and ongoing support & maintenance for the remainder of the contract which is 4 years with optional 4 x 12-month extensions.
Full CPV breakdown
- 48444000 — Accounting system (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Other public body
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Extensions allowed: Yes (4 x 12 months)
- Submission method
- To access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.
- Enquiries close
- 18 May 2026
- Award decision expected
- 1 Aug 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 22 May 2026 11:48
- Deadline
- 22 May 2026 14:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06854e
- Notice ID
- CA17619
Full notice record
64 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Preston College |
| Address › Street | St Vincent's Road, Fulwood |
| Address › Town / city | Preston |
| Address › Postcode | PR2 9UR |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD45 |
| Contact › Name | Eleanor Wolf |
| Contact › Email | ewolf@preston.ac.uk |
| Contact › Telephone | 01772225192 |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Public undertaking |
Buyer
| Name | Preston College |
Tender
| Title | Finance System software including installation and ongoing support & maintenance |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Accounting system |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £336,000 |
| Value › Value | £280,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | To access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration. |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 22 May 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 18 May 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £336,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £280,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Technical |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Technical |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 70 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Social value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Social value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 25 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Jul 2031 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Jul 2035 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Extensions allowed: Yes (4 x 12 months) |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047718-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 22 May 2026 |