Planning

Housing 21 - Finance System - Market Engagement

HOUSING 21

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Planning

07 Jun 2024 at 10:46

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement contracting process for this tender is led by Housing 21, a buyer organisation based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The tender, titled "Housing 21 - Finance System - Market Engagement," falls under the financial systems software package category. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a future notice date set for 1st November 2024. Housing 21 is seeking experienced Software as a Service (SaaS) suppliers and Solutions Integrators to engage in a 'soft market engagement exercise' aimed at developing a detailed specification for a new finance system.

This tender from Housing 21 presents an opportunity for Software as a Service (SaaS) suppliers and Solutions Integrators with expertise in financial systems to showcase their capabilities. Businesses well-versed in delivering finance system solutions to clients in the UK Housing Sector within the last 5 years would be perfectly suited to compete. The primary objective of the tender is to collect feedback on draft specifications and pricing schedules to refine the requirements further for a future competition, offering a platform for businesses to demonstrate their expertise and innovative solutions in the financial systems software domain.

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Notice Title

Housing 21 - Finance System - Market Engagement

Notice Description

Housing 21 request that market engagement response is submitted via Delta E Sourcing (https://www.delta-esourcing.com/) using ACCESS CODE: 9Z3545K74B. Documents with further information on the market engagement process are available to view here. Housing 21 wishes to use conduct a 'soft market engagement exercise' seeking experienced, capable Software as a Service (SaaS) suppliers and/or Solutions Integrators with a proven, successful history of delivering and integrating a new finance system to clients in the UK Housing Sector, within the last 5 years. Specifically, we are interested in consulting with suppliers and/or integrators who have delivered and integrated the following capabilities: 1. Core Finance System (must have delivered) a. Accounts Payable b. Accounts Receivable c. Sales Invoicing d. Cash Book e. General Ledger f. Fixed Assets & asset management g. Budgeting & Forecasting 2. Enhanced Finance capabilities (should have delivered) a. Purchase - to - Pay- (P2P) including works orders and repairs. b. Variable Service charge management c. Tax & treasury 3. Extended Finance capabilities (could have delivered) a. Supplier and contract management b. Medium to long term planning scenarios 4. Shared Services (must have delivered) a. Enforced standard data entry format across all modules. b. API links to different systems for auto posting/flow of transactions/data. c. Dashboards, Reports and Self-Serve Report Builder. d. Electronic document management & templates e. Hybrid (electronic and physical delivery) mail capability. f. Printing. g. Role-based-access controls, permissions & approvals, audit-trail. This exercise aims to seek draft specification and draft pricing schedule feedback to Housing 21, (Section 1-this document) from suppliers, with a view to supporting Housing 21 progress the specification to concluding form. The primary objective of the exercise is to achieve, an informative, accurate specification to act as an effective medium to be used in a future competition.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Housing 21 wishes to use conduct a 'soft market engagement exercise' seeking experienced, capable Software as a Service (SaaS) suppliers and/or Solutions Integrators with a proven, successful history of delivering and integrating a new finance system to clients in the UK Housing Sector, within the last 5 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-046e42
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017702-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

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


CPV Codes

48441000 - Financial analysis software package

48442000 - Financial systems software package

48443000 - Accounting software package

48444000 - Accounting system

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 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
HOUSING 21
Contact Name
Oliver Butts
Contact Email
oliver.butts@housing21.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B16 8TP
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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