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STA567 - Netsuite Licensing

SPORT ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

15 Sep 2023 at 11:06

Award

06 Jul 2023 at 11:14

Summary of the contracting process

Sport England recently completed a procurement process for Netsuite licensing, a financial system used to record transactions, make payments, and produce annual accounts. This procurement involved the award of licenses through an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The organisation's financial responsibility to regulatory bodies was a key driver for this procurement. The procurement was undertaken via a competitive procedure through GCloud 9, and Oracle Corporation UK Limited won the contract worth £557,000, signed on July 31, 2023.

The use of Netsuite provides opportunities for businesses in the accounting software industry, particularly those involved in tax preparation and financial analysis software. The competitive criteria for this tender included Technical Compatibility and Price, with a split of 50% each. Businesses with expertise in providing integrated financial systems and software packages would be well-suited to compete in similar tenders in the future. Given the complexity and specific requirements of the financial system, businesses with proven track records in delivering technical solutions within regulatory constraints would find this tender particularly relevant.

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Notice Title

STA567 - Netsuite Licensing

Notice Description

Netsuite licences are required to access the financial system to ensure that the recording of financial transactions, making payments, producing the annual accounts, and reporting to DCMS and Companies House. Netsuite is required to enable the organisations to discharge its responsibilities, to DCMS and other regulatory bodies, to retain auditable records ensuring accounts are completed in accordance with financial reporting standards.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Netsuite licences are required to access the financial system to ensure that the recording of financial transactions, making payments, producing the annual accounts, and reporting to DCMS and Companies House. Netsuite is required to enable the organisations to discharge its responsibilities, to DCMS and other regulatory bodies, to retain auditable records ensuring accounts are completed in accordance with financial reporting standards. Sport England tendered and procured the use of Oracle Netsuite as an integrated finance system through a competitive procedure conducted via GCloud 9 and licence renewals for the first four years were covered by the initial business case. A 2-year renewal of the existing system allows a sufficient window to complete a tendering exercise followed by an implementation and testing process to ensure the needs of the organisation can be achieved.

Procurement Information

Sport England tendered and procured the use of Oracle Netsuite as an integrated finance system through a competitive procedure conducted via GCloud 9 and licence renewals for the first four years were covered by the initial business case. Netsuite licences are required to access the financial system to ensure that the recording of financial transactions, making payments, producing the annual accounts, and reporting to DCMS and Companies House. Netsuite, or other finance system, is required to enable the organisations to discharge its responsibilities, to DCMS and other regulatory bodies, to retain auditable records ensuring accounts are completed in accordance with financial reporting standards. The system is highly technical and there are specific interoperability requirements. Netsuite is an integrated financial system, which hosts 4 different companies for which accounts are prepared. There are complex relationships between these subsidiaries to ensure that not only the finances are recorded accurately but VAT, which is subject to partial exemption, is calculated correctly. No reasonable alternative or substitute currently exists. Any new implementation would have to be designed and tested to ensure that the integrity of the financial records between the subsidiaries are accurately maintained. A 2-year renewal of the existing system will allow a sufficient window to complete a tendering exercise followed by an implementation and testing process to ensure the needs of the organisation can be achieved. A tender exercise to identify and implement a replacement financial system, which underpins the financial integrity of the organisation will take a minimum of 18 months. A voluntary ex ante transparency notice was published in advance of the award, and the award was approved under the Department for Culture Media and Sport Spend Control process.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03df55
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027323-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48412000 - Tax preparation software package

48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package

48443000 - Accounting software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£557,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jun 20232 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
SPORT ENGLAND
Contact Name
Procurement Team
Contact Email
procurement@sportengland.org
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LOUGHBOROUGH
Postcode
LE11 3QF
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Charnwood
Electoral Ward
Loughborough Ashby
Westminster Constituency
Loughborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ORACLE

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