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Awarded contract

Provision of a Cloud-Based Finance System

Details

Buyer
Lancashire County Council
Supplier(s)
iplicit Limited
Value
£223,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Financial analysis and accounting software package
Published
10 April 2025
Source
uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

This contract award concerns a call-off from the Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement for cloud hosting, software and support services. The Agreement ID is RM1557.14 and Lot 2 was accessed. Lancashire Renewables Limited carried out a process in accordance with CCS's Buyer Guide by using their online marketplace (Contract Award Service (CAS)). Following a longlisting and shortlisting exercise, the best-value supplier was chosen for award. The implementation phase for the new software will take place between May-August 2025. It is anticipated that the software's subscription / go-live will commence around September 2025. The contract is for an initial period of 36 months and there is an optional extension clause that allows an additional period up to 12 months. The awarded value takes into account the optional extension period.

Timeline

  1. Award published10 April 2025
    Current notice
  2. Award date1 September 2025
  3. Contract expiry date31 August 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Lancashire County Council is a local authority that buys through directorates spread across the county. Suppliers register and bid through the Oracle Fusion Supplier Portal, introduced in January 2023 to replace iSupplier. Contracts at or near national thresholds are advertised on Find a Tender. An Open Framework under the Procurement Act 2023 covers repeat competitions on the same terms. A Dynamic Market lets new suppliers join an approved list for above-threshold tenders at any time. Category managers based in directorates such as care and public health lead individual competitions.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Lancashire County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, business services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48440000 · Financial analysis and accounting software package

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