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Programme Sapphire: Finance OCM and Workforce Transformation

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 14:17.

Opportunity overview

The City of London Corporation (the City) is a complex and federated organisation, delivering local authority services, commercial activities and specialist charitable funds. It is implementing SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition and SAP Analytics Cloud, with a systems integrator appointed, in what is believed to be one of the first SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud implementations in UK local government. The City's Financial Improvement and Transformation (FIT) Strategy sets the ambition for a high-performing Finance function. Programme Sapphire and the move to SAP are a key enabler of that ambition. This Preliminary Market Engagement is about Finance transformation enabled by SAP and aligned to the FIT Strategy: defining how the Finance function as a whole should be structured and should operate to support the Corporation's strategy and be successful, and how we transition to it. The return deadline for PME responses is 02/11/2026 by 12:00 noon.

Classification

  • CPV72220000 — Systems and technical consultancy services
  • CPV72246000 — Systems consultancy services
  • CPV72266000 — Software consultancy services
  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy 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
ocds-h6vhtk-078bb8
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Jun 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72220000
Description
Systems and technical consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72266000
Description
Software consultancy services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
72246000
Description
Systems consultancy services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The PME exercise has been published on https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ Suppliers must register to access and respond to the PME. Registration is free The PME deadline is 02/11/26 at 12:00 noon
Due
2 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
098949-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Oct 2026, 12:22
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Id
GB-PPON-PYQD-1693-MYXR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYQD-1693-MYXR

Address

Street Address
PO Box 270
Locality
City of London
Postal Code
EC2P 2EJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI43

Contact

Telephone
020 7606 3030

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · City of London · UKI43 · EC2P 2EJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 098949-2026Preliminary 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 preliminary market engagement (PME) for Finance organisational change management and workforce transformation linked to the City of London Corporation’s SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud and SAP Analytics Cloud programme. The City is seeking market input on the future Finance operating model, structure, ways of working and transition approach. This is planned procurement activity, not an open tender.

Who this may suit

Potential fit for providers with evidenced Finance transformation, operating-model and workforce-change expertise in SAP-enabled public-sector environments. Supplier selection requirements are not stated.

Key points identified

  • Finance transformation scopeDefine how the Finance function should be structured and operate, and how it should transition.Evidence: "defining how the Finance function as a whole should be structured and should operate ... and how we transition to it"
  • SAP alignmentTransformation is enabled by SAP and aligned to the FIT Strategy.Evidence: "Finance transformation enabled by SAP and aligned to the FIT Strategy"
  • Supplier requirementsUnknown at PME stage.Evidence: The notice describes preliminary market engagement but states no selection requirements.
94% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
098949-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078bb8
First published
20 Oct 2026
Last checked
20 Oct 2026, 14:17
Notice versions reviewed
1
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
20 Oct 2026
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