Notice Information
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/
Notice Details
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
Buyer & Supplier
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
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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