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Tenderer Information Notice[E16]

Edinburgh, United KingdomCrown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service[E1]

In plain English

What they want: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) plans to go out to tender for an HR and Finance System during November 2026. It is expected that the tender will be published for 74 days with a 2 week break built in over the Festive period.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline: Not stated
Published 22 Oct 2026.
Value: GBP 5,000,000
Buyer: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal ServiceSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

Expected deadline: Not stated
Value[E17]: GBP 5,000,000
Published[E14]: 22 Oct 2026
Procedure: Not stated
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 13 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) plans to go out to tender for an HR and Finance System during November 2026. It is expected that the tender will be published for 74 days with a 2 week break built in over the Festive period.[E9]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UKM.[E10]
ConditionThe legal basis is CELEX 32014L0024.[E11]
ConditionThe procurement is covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.[E12]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E13]
UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document 099915-2026

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
Document 099915-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 48442000 (Financial systems software package).
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/4/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The notice is classified under CPV 48450000 (Time accounting or human resources software package).
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/3/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The notice is classified under CPV 48451000 (Enterprise resource planning software package).
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The notice is classified under CPV 48000000 (Software package and information systems).
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The notice is classified under CPV 72000000 (IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support).
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The notice is classified under CPV 72263000 (Software implementation services).
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/2/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Find a Tender publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document 099915-2026, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) plans to go out to tender for an HR and Finance System during November 2026. It is expected that the tender will be published for 74 days with a 2 week break built in over the Festive period.”
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Delivery location: UKM.
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The legal basis is CELEX 32014L0024.
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The procurement is covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.
“GPA”
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/coveredBy, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.
Document 099915-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice was published on 22 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-22T12:00:43+01:00”
Document 099915-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
Find a Tender gives the tender status as planned.
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The notice is titled "Tenderer Information Notice".
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
The stated value is GBP 5,000,000.
“5000000 GBP”
Document 099915-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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