AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Walsall Metro Borough Council awarded a framework call-off for its Beyond Financial Forecasting application to BEYOND SYSTEMS LIMITED. The published award value is £163,530 for 29 September 2026 to 28 September 2028.
Published outcomeAward recorded as active; award decision dated 5 August 2026.
Market significanceA two-year local-authority financial forecasting software requirement, covering Oracle integration, forecasting and reporting capabilities.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BEYOND SYSTEMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-54116862-c207-4aef-bedc-803d143a483b-1 · 163530 GBP · active
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The active award identifies Beyond Systems Limited as supplier; supplied company-number verification identifies the legal name as BEYOND SYSTEMS LIMITED (company number 05750705). The award value is £163,530.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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The notice is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder” and the process stage is award.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award status is recorded as active.
Award decision date
98% confidence5 August 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-08-05.
Planned contract period
99% confidence29 September 2026 to 28 September 2028
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The award and tender contract period specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£163,530
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The award value and tender value are both recorded as 163530 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceSingle published award value; no lot allocation published
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One award is published, with no lot IDs or individual lot values supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
98% confidence22 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-07-22T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
98% confidence5 August 2026
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Award date is 2026-08-05.
Contract start
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Published contract period start date is 2026-09-29.
Contract end
99% confidence28 September 2028
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Published contract period end date is 2028-09-28T23:59:59.
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFinancial forecasting application
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The tender seeks a robust and reliable financial forecasting application.
Functional requirements
98% confidenceOracle interaction, GL transaction visibility, custom dashboards and reporting, potential Power BI connection, and budget-manager forecasting access
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These capabilities are explicitly listed in the published description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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The primary classification is CPV 48000000.
Delivery location
95% confidenceWS1 1TP
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The item delivery address gives postal code WS1 1TP.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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The procurement method is selective and the method detail states “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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The published notice contains no bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or ranking.
SME suitability
97% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability data records SME as true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidenceTwo years
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The period from 29 September 2026 to 28 September 2028 is two years.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the notice data.
Pricing basis
98% confidenceNot published
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A total award value is supplied, but no pricing schedule or value basis is published.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Continuity requirement
91% confidenceThe specification indicates continuity of an established financial forecasting application while retaining integration and reporting capabilities.
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The Council says the product has been in place since February 2023 and requires Oracle interaction, development partnership and reporting functionality.
Technology context
98% confidenceThe requirement references Oracle, GL transaction access and a potential direct Power BI connection.
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These are express requirements in the tender description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract conclusion
99% confidenceThe record is an active award notice with planned contract dates; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed.
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The notice is an award notice and award status is active, but no signed-contract field or document is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lot titles, lot IDs or lot-level values are published.
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The lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scoring, evaluation narrative or award rationale is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award notice does not explicitly evidence a signed contract; it supports an active award and planned contract period only.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, ranking, pricing breakdown and rationale for award.
- No lot titles, lot allocation or lot-level values are published.
- No extension, option, renewal or future procurement terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Walsall Metro Borough CouncilBEYOND SYSTEMS LIMITEDBeyond Financial Forecastingfinancial forecasting softwareOracle integrationPower BIframework call-offpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Walsall financial forecasting application award?
BEYOND SYSTEMS LIMITED (company number 05750705) is the published supplier.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £163,530.
When is the planned contract period?
29 September 2026 to 28 September 2028.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective framework call-off.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.