Financial Reporting and Forecasting Tool

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)

Awarded value£337,092published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a Cloud-Based SaaS Financial Reporting and Forecasting Solution, Including Implementation, Provisioning, Training and Ongoing Support Services.

CPV: Business transaction and personal business software package · Database and operating software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

48600000 Database and operating software package

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Sept 2026, 14:15 BST
Last source update: 29 Sept 2026, 14:15 BST
Authority reference: SCC-2026-0044
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-091918
Classification (CPV): Business transaction and personal business software packageDatabase and operating software package
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c96 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was a direct award using the G-Cloud 14 framework (RM1557.14).

Publisher note: This was procured using the G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £337,0921 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mercur Solutions (UK) LtdSME	£337,092 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 091918-2026-1 · Mercur Solutions (UK) LtdSME
Signed
26 Sept 2026
Value
£337,092
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South East, SO147LYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mercur Solutions (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12025712 Ocean House, The Ring, Bracknell, UK, RG12 1AX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.