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Provision of a Financial Management System and Associated Solutions

Caerphilly County Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced plans to buy IT and software 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 £5,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 1 February 2028.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 27 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Caerphilly County Borough Council is seeking to procure a cloud-based Financial Management System to replace its existing solution. The proposed solution will support the Council's core financial management requirements, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, forecasting, fixed asset accounting, lease accounting, reporting and analytics. The Council also requires a solution capable of integrating with existing corporate systems and supporting a modern, secure and scalable digital architecture. The procurement may include optional modules and associated services, including asset management, property and estate management, implementation, migration, training, support and maintenance services.

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. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 067280-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 067385-2026

Last time this was bought

The Provision of a Leisure Management System

Awarded
29 June 2026
Value
£1,500,000
Bids
5

Matched on Caerphilly County Borough Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

146

Awards

51

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. EPOS system for Carmarthenshire County Council's leisure service

    Carmarthenshire County CouncilWalesCatering, IT services and software

    Closing soon6 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £75kestimated
  2. Provision of an E Bulk Solution for the Administration of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

    Caerphilly County Borough CouncilWalesRecruitment and staffing, IT services and software

    Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  3. SCAPE Construction Works and Services Framework

    Scape Procure LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Northern IrelandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open9 days leftExpress interest5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8bnframework ceiling
  4. EV Charging Infrastructure

    National Grid UK LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, WalesVehicles and fleet, IT services and software

    Open9 days leftExpress interest3 lots

    £29.9mestimated
  5. Media Monitoring Software

    Senedd Cymru / Welsh ParliamentWalesIT services and software

    Open12 days left4 lotsSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £93kestimated

From notice 067280-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 July 2026, last updated 16 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.