Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Colchester City Council
Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road
Colchester
CO3 3WG
UK
Telephone: +44 7976794358
E-mail: matthew.howe@colchester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.colchester.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.colchester.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Finance System Solution
Reference number: 0490-PA
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66172000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Colchester City Council is currently looking to commission a supplier to provide a fully integrated finance system.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
576 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48440000
48441000
48442000
48812000
66172000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
Main site or place of performance:
Essex
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Colchester City Council is currently looking to commission a supplier to provide a fully integrated finance system.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Adherence to the Specification of Requirements
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Award was made through an existing Framework agreement via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14). Direct Award is allowed following early market engagement, adhering to the search criteria within the framework agreement, system demonstrations and Price as provided within the framework agreement. Timescales were a consideration due to the current finance system being terminated at the end of March 2027, so the council needed to undertake a procurement exercise that met the enforced deadline.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 0490-PA
Title: Finance System Solution
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Integrated Business Software and Solutions Ltd – T/A Integra
13593644
11 Buckingham Street
London
WC2N 6DF
UK
Telephone: +44 7904242925
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 455 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Awarded via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) Awarded for 3 years with he option of a 1 year extension as permissible under the GCA G-Cloud framework agreement. GO Reference: GO-2026101-PRO-38779785
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/10/2026