Planning

FIN25147 - Finance System Replacement

  • Torbay Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-006210

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060d61

Published 23 January 2026, 1:41pm



Scope

Reference

FIN25147

Description

Torbay Council's current Finance system is with OneAdvanced on their e5 product and the Authority is currently on the final version of this product, known as e5.7. As the current product is the final development of this on-premise legacy solution it expected that support for this product will end within the next few years. To that end, Torbay Council are seeking to procure a new cloud-based finance system.

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,200,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 23 January 2028 to 1 January 2033
  • Possible extension to 1 January 2038
  • 9 years, 11 months, 10 days

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package

Contract locations

  • UKK42 - Torbay

Engagement

Engagement deadline

20 March 2026

Engagement process description

Torbay Council is undertaking pre-market engagement to gauge interest from suitably experienced providers in delivering a new cloud based Finance system for the Council.

This Expression of Interest (EOI) seeks to gauge provider capacity, capability and interest with a view to assessing the responses to help form the upcoming contract.

This EOI does not form part of the formal procurement process.

In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the EOI Documents the Authority is providing the Documents in PDF format in the Opportunities Area of the ProContract e-Tendering portal at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 September 2026


Contracting authority

Torbay Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXLG-3144-TYMJ

Town Hall

Torquay

TQ1 3DR

United Kingdom

Contact name: Ryan Guy

Telephone: +44 1803208391

Email: ryan.guy@torbay.gov.uk

Website: http://www.torbay.gov.uk/

Region: UKK42 - Torbay

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government