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Colchester City Council · Local authority

In brief

Colchester City Council has announced plans to buy IT and software and financial services work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £576,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 5 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Colchester City Council is currently looking to commission a supplier to provide a fully integrated finance system. The council is issuing a Pre Market Engagement Notice to enable a full review of the options available within the market, before fully developing a solution to meet the future finance requirements of the council. The purpose of the early engagement is to understand supplier capability against our proposed defined requirements and validate the feasibility of being able to deliver a fully integrated finance solution. The council is keen to assess the market to obtain a mature solution, which offers full assurance, and can offer a timely delivery approach. The full scope is still being determined before a final specification is issued to the market. This notice has been issued for Colchester City Council, but the future procurement may involve other Authorities in the north east region of Essex prior to the Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) which is due to commence form 1st April 2028. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Colchester:-Software-package-and-information-systems./76M42H5JT2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/76M42H5JT2

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 060965-2026

About the buyer

Colchester City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

13

Awards

9

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

All tenders and awards from Colchester City Council

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From notice 060965-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.