Award

Services and Support for Grosvenor Systems Propman Property Management System

CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

20 Sep 2021 at 15:45

Award

17 Jun 2021 at 08:04

Award

08 Jan 2021 at 09:24

Summary of the contracting process

Crown Estate Scotland has awarded a contract to Grosvenor Systems for the provision of software support services for the Propman Property Management System. This tender falls under the services category and relates to the software support industry, with operations based in the United Kingdom. The contract was signed on 15 June 2021 and has a total amended value of £423,276. This procurement process was classified as limited, executed without prior publication of a competition call, due to the unique technical requirements of the software provided exclusively by Grosvenor Systems.

The awarded contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in software support and related consultancy services within the property management sector. Companies with experience in managing property data systems or offering training and configuration services are particularly well-suited to compete in future procurements of similar nature, especially given Crown Estate Scotland's ongoing evaluation of alternative systems for their property management needs. Additionally, SMEs may find fruitful engagement opportunities in this space, given the nature of the awarded contract and Crown Estate Scotland's strategic aims.

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Notice Title

Services and Support for Grosvenor Systems Propman Property Management System

Notice Description

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. Crown Estate Scotland recently awarded a contract to Grosvenor Systems to supply software support to their existing Propman Property Management System which was transferred to Crown Estate Scotland and is used by our Property Management Agents when acting on our behalf. To ensure continuous operation and deployment across our new network of property management agents (who have been appointed following conclusion of the separate tender exercise) we require to procure additional licenses and implementation services. The managing agents are provisioned with a minimum number of licences but can request additional licenses which are procured and owned by Crown Estate Scotland and provisioned to the Managing Agents. The recent procurement has resulted in changes to responsibilities of all managing agents, an increase in number of managing agents provisioned with the minimum number of licenses and several managing agents requesting additional licences and making a substantial contribution to the cost. Associated training and configuration services for new managing agents to use the system and the increase beyond the number of licenses originally anticipated has resulted in an increase in the expected contract value and required a variation to the contract. This is a business critical system and licenses and associated services are only available from the stated supplier.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. Crown Estate Scotland has a contract in place with Grosvenor Systems to supply software licenses and support to the existing Propman Property Management System used by Crown Estate Scotland and our Managing Agents. Crown Estate Scotland operates an outsourced business model for a significant part of its property management functions across its rural, coastal, urban/built development, minerals and mines royal, fishing rights and some of its marine, energy and infrastructure activities. Managing Agents maintain Property Management data on our behalf on Grosvenor Systems Propman. Crown Estate Scotland has brought control and responsibility for the property management system and our property data assets in-house. As part of a separate procurement exercise we now have six contracts in place with five firms of Managing Agents (MA's) with specialist property management skills, capacity and experience which commenced 1 April 2021. This procurement has introduced new agents and increased the overall number of agents from three. As a result this has had a material impact on the use of our Property Management System and the value of the contract. In order to accommodate the increased number of managing agents, processes, workflows and system integrations it is proposed purchase additional licences (at the same unit pricing as the original contract) and consultancy up to an additional cost of 211,655 GBP giving a total amended contract cost of 423,276 GBP. This is a business-critical system available only from the stated supplier. Grosvenor Systems own the IPR and licensing rights in the software. The required licenses and support to operate the system can only be provided by Grosvenor Systems for technical reasons. During the term of the contract and any extensions, Crown Estate Scotland will investigate alternative systems to support the Property Management requirements. Migration to a new system at this point involves significant time and resource and requires alignment with longer-term property management system development planning and funding during a period of uncertainty specific to other ongoing procurements. Additional information: Grosvenor Systems owns the IPR and licensing rights in the software. The required licenses and support to run the software package can only be provided by Grosvenor Systems for technical reasons. Crown Estate Scotland will during the term of the contract investigate alternative systems to support the Property Management requirements.

Options: The contract will be awarded initially for 24 months with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months in increments of 6 months. The requirement will be reviewed each year to ensure this is still the most appropriate route to market and in line with strategic digital plans.

Procurement Information

Grosvenor Systems owns the IPR and licensing rights in the software. The required licenses and support to run the software package can only be provided by Grosvenor Systems for technical reasons. Crown Estate Scotland will during the term of the contract investigate alternative systems to support the Property Management requirements.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02888b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023368-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72260000 - Software-related services

72261000 - Software support services

72263000 - Software implementation services

72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£424,276 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Sep 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Nov 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Maurice McTeague, Procurement Manager
Contact Email
maurice.mcteague@crownestatescotland.com
Contact Phone
+44 1314607657

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH4 3BJ
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GROSVENOR SYSTEMS

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