Tyne Coast College - Provision of a Finance System
Tyne Coast College · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 10:06.
Opportunity overview
Tyne Coast College is seeking to procure an off-the-shelf Finance Management System to provide a modern, efficient and user-friendly solution for the College’s financial management and reporting requirements.
The solution will provide core finance functionality together with an accessible budget-holder interface, supporting effective financial management across the organisation. It will include workflow and approval functionality for financial processes, including purchasing and associated authorisation processes, together with comprehensive financial and management reporting capabilities.
The requirement will include the provision, configuration and implementation of the system, including appropriate data migration, system configuration, testing, training, integration and mobilisation services required to support successful implementation and transition to the new solution.
The solution must be fully implemented and operational by 31 July 2027.
The College is seeking an established, off-the-shelf solution that can support robust financial controls, streamlined purchasing and approval workflows, effective budget-holder engagement and timely access to financial and management information.
It is envisaged that the contract will run for 5 years, with two optional extensions of up to 2 years each (5+2+2).
Classification
CPV48440000 — Financial analysis and accounting software package
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
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.
Financial analysis and accounting software package
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Planning and budget
Milestones
Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Suppliers interested in this opportunity should express their interest by emailing procurement@tynecoast.ac.uk.
Additional information will be provided to suppliers regarding the requirement on request.
Due
13 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
098271-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Buyer location · South Shields · UKC22 · NE34 6ET · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
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098271-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage/planned procurement for an off-the-shelf finance management system for Tyne Coast College. The intended solution includes core finance, budget-holder access, purchasing and approval workflows, reporting, and implementation activities through go-live by 31 July 2027. This is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers able to provide an established off-the-shelf finance management system and explicitly deliver configuration, data migration, testing, training, integration and mobilisation.
Key points identified
Solution typeEstablished, off-the-shelf finance management systemEvidence: “The College is seeking an established, off-the-shelf solution”
Core functionalityCore finance, accessible budget-holder interface, workflow and approval functionality, purchasing authorisation, and financial and management reportingEvidence: “The solution will provide core finance functionality together with an accessible budget-holder interface... It will include workflow and approval functionality... including purchasing and associated authorisation processes, together with comprehensive financial and management reporting capabilities.”
Implementation scopeProvision, configuration, implementation, data migration, testing, training, integration and mobilisationEvidence: “The requirement will include the provision, configuration and implementation of the system, including appropriate data migration, system configuration, testing, training, integration and mobilisation services”
96% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified2 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage/planned procurement for an off-the-shelf finance management system for Tyne Coast College. The intended solution includes core finance, budget-holder access, purchasing and approval workflows, reporting, and implementation activities through go-live by 31 July 2027. This is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers able to provide an established off-the-shelf finance management system and explicitly deliver configuration, data migration, testing, training, integration and mobilisation.
Key deliverables
Off-the-shelf finance management system
Core finance and budget-holder interface
Purchasing, workflow and authorisation functionality
Financial and management reporting
Configuration, implementation, data migration, testing, training, integration and mobilisation
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Solution type
99% confidence
Established, off-the-shelf finance management system
View supporting evidence
“The College is seeking an established, off-the-shelf solution”
Core functionality
99% confidence
Core finance, accessible budget-holder interface, workflow and approval functionality, purchasing authorisation, and financial and management reporting
View supporting evidence
“The solution will provide core finance functionality together with an accessible budget-holder interface... It will include workflow and approval functionality... including purchasing and associated authorisation processes, together with comprehensive financial and management reporting capabilities.”
Implementation scope
99% confidence
Provision, configuration, implementation, data migration, testing, training, integration and mobilisation
View supporting evidence
“The requirement will include the provision, configuration and implementation of the system, including appropriate data migration, system configuration, testing, training, integration and mobilisation services”
Operational deadline
99% confidence
Fully implemented and operational by 31 July 2027
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“The solution must be fully implemented and operational by 31 July 2027.”
Supplier eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown
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No eligibility, company-size, insurance or certification requirements are stated in the supplied notice content.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Indicative contract term
98% confidence
5 years with two optional extensions of up to 2 years each (5+2+2)
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“It is envisaged that the contract will run for 5 years, with two optional extensions of up to 2 years each (5+2+2).”
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown
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value_min, value_max and currency are null.
Delivery
Implementation deadline
99% confidence
31 July 2027
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“The solution must be fully implemented and operational by 31 July 2027.”
Recorded delivery regions
95% confidence
UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK
View supporting evidence
Supplied location records identify these as “Delivery location”.
display_status is “upcoming”; stage is “planning”; notice_type is “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown
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procurement_method and procurement_method_details are null.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown
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submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope and commercial uncertainty
99% confidence
This is a planned preliminary market engagement notice, not an open tender. Final procurement route, submission requirements, value, timetable beyond the implementation deadline, and detailed commercial terms are unknown.
View supporting evidence
stage is “planning”; display_status is “upcoming”; notice_type is “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”; value fields and submission_deadline are null.
Delivery geography ambiguity
94% confidence
The source records multiple delivery regions but does not explain the delivery model or the work attributable to each region.
View supporting evidence
Nine supplied location records are labelled “Delivery location” across UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK.
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