Notice Information
Notice Title
IT Software Systems
Notice Description
Award of contract for software licenses.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is an early contract renewal to help reduce the cost of increasing the license costs and ensure there are enough licenses for future growth.
Options: Long term transition of CRM system over 5+ years. Option to extend and add/remove licensing requirements going forward.
Procurement Information
This is an early contract renewal to help reduce the cost of increasing the license costs and ensure there are enough licenses for future growth. Home Group has already implemented Salesforce and has developed numerous integrations specific to its operations. This existing setup creates a situation where switching to a different provider will lead to significant operational disruption, increased costs, and potential loss of data. Salesforce offers special pricing for nonprofit organizations. This pricing structure is more advantageous for purchasing directly with Salesforce as opposed to resellers. In this context, directly purchasing from Salesforce ensures the Housing Association benefits from cost savings, which is a crucial consideration for a nonprofit entity managing public funds. Salesforce's Nonprofit Cloud is a specialised product tailored to the needs of nonprofit organisations, offering features and functionalities that may not be available in other products. Home Group has assessed that there are no comparable products in the market that can meet its specific needs as effectively as Salesforce's Nonprofit Cloud. This lack of comparable alternatives justifies a direct award without a competitive tender process. Salesforce have a focus on supporting non profit organisations to achieve success with the platform. Salesforce actively engage with the housing sector and have supported the creation of a Housing focused group which Home Group are now part of. Continuing with Salesforce ensures consistency in operations, data management, and user experience.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-042d39
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001307-2024
- 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
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,700,022 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jan 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Jan 20242 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HOME GROUP LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Adam Day
- Contact Email
- adam.day@homegroup.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7503862117
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
- Postcode
- NE1 4BX
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Monument
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
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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