Award

H&S Software for HR

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

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Award

26 Jun 2023 at 14:05

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Birmingham has successfully awarded a contract for the provision of Health & Safety Software Portal for logging & managing incidents electronically. The procurement stage was completed through a limited negotiated process without publication of a contract notice. The contract, valued at GBP 480,000, was signed on 26th June 2023. Serenity EHS from the United States was the awarded supplier for this opportunity, which falls under the goods category in the CPV classification for software packages and information systems.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses offering industry-specific software packages to compete for providing health and safety software solutions. Companies with expertise in software development, specifically in managing incidents electronically, may find this tender well-suited for their capabilities. The University of Birmingham, as the contracting authority, is seeking innovative solutions that can scale with their institution's needs while ensuring ease of administration and cost-effectiveness in the long run.

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Notice Title

H&S Software for HR

Notice Description

Health and Safety Software Portal for logging & managing incidents electronically.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Health and Safety Software Portal for logging & managing incidents electronically.

Procurement Information

Serenity is the most economically viable option in the long term. The quote from Serenity is for an all-user model, which doesn't limit the number of university users. The university needs to have large numbers of users to allow a range of colleagues across the institution to have access to the system- the majority of whom will need to complete risk assessments. The system will be easy to administer on a day-to-day basis and can be managed with existing resource. Serenity includes other modules that we would also want to implement in the future. Due to Serenity being built upon the ServiceNow platform the implementation costs would be significantly lower and could be managed in-house with existing resource. The existing feeds of student and staff data into ServiceNow could be used to avoid the need for a new integration build, which again would further reduce additional costs. Serenity can also be implemented in phases, due to the modular nature, which would allow the in-house resources to be planned and utilised- again removing the need for additional expense. An alternative system, which was demonstrated to the University, could require significant in-house resources to set up and implement. The general day to day management of the system may also require an administrator post and with it being a standalone system it is likely to need more additional support and training, compared to a system based upon an existing University platform. The quote received is for 600 users, compared with the all-user model quoted for by Serenity. Additional users would push the cost above that quoted by Serenity. There would also be the need to build an integration to allow the feed of student and staff data into this standalone system- that further adds to the implementation costs for this alternative system (and most others that are not build upon existing platforms).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dc8b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018128-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£480,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Jun 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Contact Name
Karen Aird
Contact Email
k.aird@bham.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1214158491

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 2TT
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SERENITY EHS

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