Planning

HR, Payroll, Finance and Procurement Systems - Soft Market Testing

SALFORD CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

29 Jan 2024 at 10:52

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Salford City Council is planning to review its current ERP system provided by SAP and is seeking options for HR, Payroll, Finance, and Procurement Systems through soft market testing. Interested parties must respond by 5pm on Monday 12th February 2024, with supplier workshops scheduled for March 2024. The council is interested in ERP solutions, best of breed HR and Payroll, and Finance and Procurement solutions.

This tender from Salford City Council offers opportunities for businesses providing software packages and information systems. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this planning stage tender, which is part of Salford City Council's strategy to upgrade its current systems and transform service delivery to meet evolving business needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HR, Payroll, Finance and Procurement Systems - Soft Market Testing

Notice Description

Salford City Council (SCC) is considering options in relation to its current Enterprise, Resource, Planning (ERP) system, currently provided by SAP. In preparation for this, it is the intention to hold some soft market testing (preliminary market consultations) workshops to review the current supply market. The same information will be gathered from all providers who wish to participate in the Soft Market testing. SCC currently uses SAP as its core business solution for Finance, Payroll and Procurement services delivered for the council and external clients. SAP ERP is now approaching end of life and as a result, investment is needed to upgrade our current, on-premise solution to SAP's latest technology. Given the level of investment required the intention of this exercise is to undertake a review of the current market offerings to support Salford City Council in delivering its core business services, whilst take a fresh approach to how these are delivered and to transform how we deliver these services. The purpose of this soft market test is to gain intelligence on the supply market for our system needs, including timescales and indicative budget. SCC will be interested at looking at possible options surrounding: ERP solutions / Best of breed HR and Payroll solutions / Best of breed Finance and Procurement solutions. Interested parties should respond to this advert and return completed questionnaires by 5pm on Monday 12th February 2024. Supplier workshops will be held in March 2024. All information about this early market engagement can be found on The Chest: https://procontract.due-north.com/ SALF001-DN708592-18847602.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-726abb87-f340-4b56-84c3-001e30b3583f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/516fa54f-a5f2-411c-9ffa-44987bde78d4
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Feb 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SALFORD CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINTON
Postcode
M27 5AW
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Swinton & Wardley
Westminster Constituency
Worsley and Eccles

Further Information

Notice Documents

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