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Award

07 Jan 2022 at 15:06

Tender

21 Jul 2021 at 11:53

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Southampton is conducting a procurement process for "The Provision of a Fundraising and Alumni Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution". This tender falls under the goods category within the customer relationship management software industry. The project aims to enhance the university's fundraising capacities and supporter engagement, with the procurement method being an open procedure. The procurement stage is currently active, and the bid opening date is set for September 3, 2021, with a contract value estimated between £1,400,000 and £2,000,000 GBP over a potential ten-year term, inclusive of extensions based on performance.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in customer relationship management software and related services. Firms that can provide innovative solutions for fundraising, data management, and alumni engagement, especially those with a solid understanding of the educational sector, may find this tender particularly advantageous. Suppliers prepared to meet rigorous technical and financial criteria, including comprehensive insurance coverage, will be well-positioned to compete effectively for this procurement opportunity.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

The Provision of a Fundraising and Alumni Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution

Notice Description

The University of Southampton seeks to procure a Fundraising and Alumni CRM solution to support The Campaign for Southampton which will see an ambitious increase in all elements of fundraising and engagement - doubling transaction levels, significantly increasing engagement and volunteering and doubling the size of the team. The success of a fundraising campaign is hugely dependent on a sophisticated CRM - to capture data preferences, offer improved international fundraising, and high value, multi-channel mass fundraising, and ensure enhanced major gift and volunteer management tools - to deliver the scale of fundraising and engagement required to compete in an increasingly sophisticated global charity market. This project seeks to deliver a new solution to meet these objectives.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University is seeking a Fundraising and Alumni CRM solution which enables fundraising, prospect research, communication, events, volunteering, reporting and data selection to harness the collective power of the alumni and supporter community to support the University's strategic objectives through philanthropy and engagement. The University is seeking a system to support in the following areas: Communications and Marketing Events Volunteering Fundraising (Regular Giving) Prospect Research and Management Memberships Legacy Online Portal Operations Income Processing, including Gift Aid, DD management, Pledges, Fundspending Reporting and Dashboards System Admin Of particular importance to the University is for the solution to have: The ability to process UK gifts including direct debits and gift aid declarations and claims The ability to manage constituent relationships or create activity based upon segments of constituents The ability to search, query and locate a variety of record types based upon various searchable fields within the database The ability to manage events The ability to manage marketing automations, communications and e-communications The ability to import to, export from or report on any field within the database Procurement Process This procurement process was conducted as an Open procedure Contract Period: The University proposes to enter into a Contract for ten years - this will be the maximum contract period, including any potential extensions] with the successful tenderer(s). This will comprise of an initial contract period of five years with an option to extend by a further five years subject to satisfactory performance and at the sole discretion of the University. Contract Value: The estimated value of the initial five year contract term is in the region of PS800,000 - PS1,200,000 GBP (excluding VAT). The estimated value of the five year extension period is PS600,000 - PS800,000 GBP (excluding VAT). It is estimated, therefore, that the total value of this contract will be between PS1,400,000 and PS2,000,000 GBP (excluding VAT).

Renewal: This contract is likely to be subject to renewal towards the end of this contract period.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ca7f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000512-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package

72212445 - Customer Relation Management software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Sep 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Dec 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
This is likely to be re-procured in 2031.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO17 1BJ
Postcode Area
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)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
TLJ32 Southampton

Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Portswood
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Test

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Blackbaud Europe Ltd

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