Fenland District Council · Awarded contract

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Award of Financial Software System Contract to UNIT4 Business Software Limited by Fenland District Council

Awarded 31 Mar 2026

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Awarded31 Mar 2026

Value£240,000.00

SupplierUNIT4 Business Software Limited

AgencyFenland District Council

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryIT & Software

Expires in 2y 5mo3y term, 20% elapsed

Awarded 31 Mar 2026Expires 30 Mar 2029

About

Fenland District Council awarded a contract to UNIT4 Business Software Limited for the provision of a financial software system.

The award was made under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, which permits negotiated procedures without prior publication for reasons of extreme urgency.

This urgency arose because UNIT4 notified the Council of its unilateral withdrawal of on-premise software support effective 31 December 2024, leaving insufficient time for market testing, scoping, specification, procurement, and implementation of a new cloud-based solution.

The contract, valued at £240,000, covers the minimum necessary period to ensure business continuity and statutory compliance for one of the Council's most fundamental and strategic software systems.

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