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Published 9 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Level 3 Support for Oracle Cloud Fusion

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Barnet (Local council)

ServicesAbove threshold
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: London (UKI71)
Planned pipeline value£605,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 1 Apr 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Barnet (the "Council") is seeking to engage with the market in preparation for the procurement of Level 3 Oracle Cloud Fusion Support Services for its Oracle Cloud Fusion environment. This engagement is part of the Council’s strategic transition to a new support partner following the conclusion of its current post-implementation support contract.

The Council is issuing this notice in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 to invite potential providers to participate in early market engagement activities. Please note: this is not a call for competition.

Scope of the Requirement

The Council is seeking a highly capable support partner with demonstrable experience supporting UK Local Authorities to provide Level 3 support across the following Oracle Cloud components:

•Oracle SaaS (Fusion Applications): Finance, Procurement, Human Capital Management (HCM), Payroll, Time & Labour (OTL), iExpenses, and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)

•Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) and Platform as a Service (PaaS)

•Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Database

•Custom integrations and reporting (OTBI, BI Publisher, SmartView, ADFDI)

The successful partner will be expected to:

•Resolve complex technical and functional issues escalated from the Council’s internal support team

•Manage quarterly patching and environment refreshes

•Provide strategic input into change governance and roadmap development

•Deliver continuous improvement and value-added services, including automation and innovation

•Support knowledge transfer and internal capability building

A Market Engagement Event will be held on:

Thursday 23 October 2025

Time: 11:30-12:30

Virtual (MS Teams)

This session will provide an overview of the Council’s Oracle Cloud environment, support model, and procurement timeline. It will also offer an opportunity for suppliers to ask questions and provide feedback that may shape the final procurement approach.

Next Steps

Interested providers are encouraged to register their interest and attend the Market Engagement Event. Further details, including how to register, will be published alongside this notice.

To view this notice, please click here:

londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

CPV: Information technology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Apr 2030 with extensions
Delivery: London
Extensions: Extension options published
72222300 Information technology services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
Authority reference
939179235
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063949
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Information technology services
Delivery area
London (UKI71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ac34 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

9 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published383 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
  2. Market engagement362 days ago
    30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Market Engagement Event:

    • Date: 23/10/2025
    • Time: 11:30hrs - 12:30hrs
    • Platform: MS Teams (online)

    Please email procurement@barnet.gov.uk to register.

    Soft market engagement with several suppliers and other local authorities was carried out between May and July 2025 through initial conversations, to help refine service requirements and assess suppliers’ capability and interest.

  3. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Barnet

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQGD-7479-CGVN 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, London, NW9 4EWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure