Tender

Finance Accounting System

ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

05 Sep 2023 at 15:51

Planning

29 Aug 2023 at 09:21

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is planning a procurement process for a Finance Accounting System. The system aims to streamline accounting processes, including invoice processing, payment handling, journal management, and budgeting. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a scheduled supplier engagement event on 18th, 19th, 21st and 22nd September 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in financial software development and accounting services to compete. Companies offering solutions in areas such as accounting software packages, financial systems software development, and enterprise resource planning are well-suited to participate in this tender. The Royal Berkshire Fire Authority seeks innovative suppliers to provide an integrated accounting system that meets their specific requirements and enhances financial management capabilities.

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Notice Title

Finance Accounting System

Notice Description

This procurement seeks to implement a one transparent, integrated, intuitive accounting system for account payable invoice processing, raising customer invoices, making supplier BACS payments, cash management, General Ledger Journals, AP/AR Journals, raising, authorising and converting requisitions into purchase order, chat of accounts and reporting, credit control/debt chasing, budget management. The system is also used to record customer and supplier data as they are set up on the system to make and receive payments.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service requires an accounting system to facilitate following tasks: account payable invoice processing, raising customer invoices, making supplier BACS payments, cash management, General Ledger Journals, AP/AR Journals, raising, authorising and converting requisitions into purchase order, chat of accounts and reporting, credit control/debt chasing, budget management. The system is also used to record customer and supplier data as they are set up on the system to make and receive payments. The following areas are being considered as part of the project. There will be a phased approach and not all the areas will necessarily form part of the final scope. * Account Payable * Account Receivable * BACS * Cash Management * Database Manager * Fixed Assets * General Ledger * Inventory Control * Making Tax Digital * Sales Order Entry * Sales Order Processing * Paperless * Purchase Order Processing * Purchase Requisitions * Report Write * Data Import * Budget forecasting and modelling tools This Prior Information Notice is to inform the market that all RBFRA/RBFRS are planning to undertake a procurement process to implement a solution that will meet the aims of the project as per the Problem Statement attached. The Authority has also attached a draft specification and feedback questionnaire for you to provide your suggestions and input to help us refine our requirement. Could you please complete and submit the questionnaire and any feedback you have on the specification by 6th October 2023. The Authority plans to hold a supplier engagement event to present a more detailed over of our project aim and objectives and to seek industry expertise and feedback. The event is scheduled to take place on 18th, 19th, 21st and 22nd September 2023 starting at 10 am with supplier presentation for 15 minutes followed by a Q&A session. Full details of the event and all associated communications shall be managed using the messaging service in the BlueLight Portal and any interested suppliers are encouraged to register on to the Portal to ensure that they are notified of any updated. Bookings of individual sessions are handled through Microsoft 365 - Bookings. The link to book individual session for market engagement day can be accessed here: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/MarketEngagementforAccountingSystem@rbfrs.co.uk/bookings/

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f76f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026252-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package

48441000 - Financial analysis software package

48442000 - Financial systems software package

48443000 - Accounting software package

48444000 - Accounting system

48451000 - Enterprise resource planning software package

72212442 - Financial systems software development services

72212451 - Enterprise resource planning software development services

79210000 - Accounting and auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Nov 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Shuvham Bhandari
Contact Email
bhandaris@rbfrs.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 11899384739

Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
RG31 7SD
Post Town
Reading
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Local Authority
West Berkshire
Electoral Ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse
Westminster Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire

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