Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southampton City Council
Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road
Southampton
SO147LY
UK
Contact person: Caroline Marie Walsh
E-mail: caroline.walsh@southampton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ32
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.southampton.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
Financial Reporting and Forecasting Tool
Reference number: SCC-2026-0044
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a Cloud-Based SaaS Financial Reporting and Forecasting Solution, Including Implementation, Provisioning, Training and Ongoing Support Services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
337 092.01
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a Cloud-Based SaaS Financial Reporting and Forecasting Solution, Including Implementation, Provisioning, Training and Ongoing Support Services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This was procured using the G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14).
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
This was a direct award using the G-Cloud 14 framework (RM1557.14).
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd
12025712
Ocean House, The Ring
Bracknell
RG12 1AX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 337 092.01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This was procured using the G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Southampton City Council
Southampton
SO14 7LY
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/09/2026