Tenders/Programme Sapphire: Finance OCM and Workforce Transformation

Programme Sapphire: Finance OCM and Workforce Transformation

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Published: Oct 20, 2026

Updated: Oct 20, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a consulting contract in the finance and banking, information and communication technology and governance and public administration sectors, with a focus on Cloud Services, Enterprise Systems and Decentralization. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for consulting in the finance and banking sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. This is an advance notice — the formal tender is expected to be published shortly. Interested parties can use this time to prepare documentation and identify potential partners.

Description

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.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on October 20, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 098949-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London has issued 410 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 20 currently open and 264 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Governance & Public Administration, Construction & Civil Works, and Architecture & Engineering Services. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: October 20, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

What type of contract is this?

This is a Consulting contract in the Finance & Banking sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

How can I submit a bid?

Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 098949-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.