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Provision of a Finance System

West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 23:36.

Opportunity overview

*** REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY **** INTRODUCTION West Mercia Police (the Authority) wishes to inform you of an upcoming requirement to replace our current finance system. The new solution must replicate existing functionality while also providing enhanced capabilities that will enable us to meet the objectives outlined below. This exercise is being undertaken to assess the capabilities available within the market and to understand how potential solutions align with the needs of West Mercia Police. The purpose of the RFI is to gain a formal understanding of the possible capabilities, indicative pricing and proposed timescales, with a view to inform West Mercia Police of options and next steps. OBJECTIVES The objective of this RFI is to: • identify how the market meets the capabilities/functionality sought by the authority and enable future capture & refinement of our requirements • identify providers with advantageous solutions from commercial and technical standpoints including future expansions of the system • identify providers with a successful track-record for delivering within the UK Police force or wider public sector • confirm technical considerations such as hosting (on-premise versus cloud), integration opportunities and security assurances. Should your organisation wish to be included in this exercise you are encouraged to register to InTend and West Mercia Police to participate in this RFI exercise. Sell2 (in-tend.co.uk) - https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-details?tid=b9146c65-a50a-42e0-8ca4-dc42b25cf271- deadline for responses by no later than 16:00 hrs on 6th March 2026.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV48311100 — Document management system
  • CPV48440000 — Financial analysis and accounting software package
  • CPV48441000 — Financial analysis software package
  • CPV48442000 — Financial systems software package
  • CPV48444000 — Accounting system
  • CPV48444100 — Billing system
  • CPV48610000 — Database systems
  • CPV48612000 — Database-management system
  • CPV48781000 — System management software package
  • CPV48810000 — Information systems
  • CPV48812000 — Financial information systems
  • CPV48900000 — Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
  • CPV72212440 — Financial analysis and accounting software development services
  • CPV72212441 — Financial analysis software development services
  • CPV72212442 — Financial systems software development services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
11747
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48311100
Description
Document management system
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
48440000
Description
Financial analysis and accounting software package
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
48441000
Description
Financial analysis software package
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
48442000
Description
Financial systems software package
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
48444000
Description
Accounting system
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
48444100
Description
Billing system
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
48610000
Description
Database systems
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
48612000
Description
Database-management system
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
48781000
Description
System management software package
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
48810000
Description
Information systems
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
48812000
Description
Financial information systems
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
48900000
Description
Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
Entry 14
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212440
Description
Financial analysis and accounting software development services
Entry 15
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212441
Description
Financial analysis software development services
Entry 16
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212442
Description
Financial systems software development services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Participation in the RFI exercise via Bluelight InTend portal
Due
6 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
011144-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Feb 2026, 16:31
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner
Id
GB-PPON-PJHH-5271-ZMQP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJHH-5271-ZMQP

Address

Street Address
Hindlip Hall, Hindlip
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR3 8SP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG12

Contact

Name
Andrea Blake

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Worcester · UKG12 · WR3 8SP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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