Tender

eCommerce System for Hampshire County Council's County Supplies Business

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Tender

07 Apr 2021 at 07:47

Summary of the contracting process

The Hampshire County Council is currently seeking proposals for an eCommerce IT solution to enhance its County Supplies Business. The contract, valued at £379,000, will commence on 15 September 2021 and run for a period of five years, with a potential three-year extension. This tender is in the active stage and utilises a selective procurement method, specifically a restricted procedure. Interested parties must submit their initial tender documents by 14:00 on 7 May 2021, with the second stage commencing on 24 May 2021, leading to a submission deadline of 14:00 on 25 June 2021. The project falls under the category of industry-specific software development services and is focused in the region of Winchester, UK.

This opportunity presents substantial growth potential for businesses specialising in eCommerce software solutions, particularly those with experience in cloud-based systems and ERP integrations. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in creating user-friendly online platforms, managing product catalogues, and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations will be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, firms that can offer robust customer support and trading analytics capabilities will find themselves in a favourable position to win the contract.

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Notice Title

eCommerce System for Hampshire County Council's County Supplies Business

Notice Description

County Supplies, a commercial arm of Hampshire County Council (The Authority, or HCC), is seeking to procure for itself a Contract for an eCommerce IT solution to be hosted in the cloud by the Supplier or its sub-contractor. The solution will support the effective and efficient management of eCommerce and other online services to County Supplies customers. Hampshire County Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to tender for the opportunity. The contract will commence on 15.9.2021 for a period of 5 years (with the option to extend for a further 3 years). Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire. Tenderers are required to complete and submit the stage 1 tender return documents together with any supporting information requested by 14.00 on 7.5.2021. Stage 2 will commence on 24.5.2021, with the deadline for stage 2 submission being 14.00 on 25.6.2021.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The eCommerce solution must include: Intuitive customer-facing, desktop user-focused but mobile-responsive website to enable the selling of County Supplies products Information architecture, navigation, product categorisation, browsing and internal search capabilities to help the customer find the products they need quickly Sign-posting and calls to action to help the customer find the web page, feature, journey or outcome they require Intuitive customer journeys to support customer registration, product discovery, ordering, payments, self-service account management and customer support Mature and widely adopted Content Management System to enable the rapid publishing and ongoing management of product and service-related content and product pages by business users Ability to create and manage multiple, customer-specific product catalogues with rules to determine which products are visible to specific customers Creation and management of multiple product catalogues for both County Supplies warehouse stock and contracted direct supplier and mixed basket functionality Order management capabilities allowing customer services agents to view customer orders to assist in resolving customer issues and queries Trading reporting capabilities for key metrics such as customer volume and sales volume and value Analytics of customer behaviour and the tracking of the effectiveness of customer journeys Integration with HCC's SAP ECC (ERP Central Component) system to enable customer record upload to eCommerce system, order downloads to SAP, order statuses from SAP, external customer invoicing and income recognition for debit/credit card payments at Point of Sale SAP 'punchout' integration with the eCommerce system, allowing internal customers to start their purchasing journey in HCC SAP, punchout to eCommerce system and return order details to SAP for order completion Oracle Fusion 'punchout' integration with the eCommerce system, allowing a key County Supplies customer to order products directly from their Oracle ERP system Integration with either Worldpay using HCC's existing merchant account or via GOV.UK PAY using HCC's existing Stripe merchant account to enable credit and debit card payments (payment solution to be confirmed at a later date) Enabling HCC/County Supplies staff and customers access to the system at the appropriate level, according to the roles they have in the overall operation A platform that in the future can support multiple eCommerce websites and associated content management systems concurrently Strong access controls and data security, complying with the General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a2fe
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007053-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72212100 - Industry specific software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£379,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£379,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Apr 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 May 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
county.supplies.buying@hants.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WINCHESTER
Postcode
SO23 8ZB
Post Town
Southampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Local Authority
Winchester
Electoral Ward
St Michael
Westminster Constituency
Winchester

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