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The Support, Maintenance and Hosting of Business World

RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL

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23 Dec 2020 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

Renfrewshire Council, located in Paisley, is seeking a competent service provider for the "Support, Maintenance and Hosting of Business World." This contract, initially commissioned in April 2016, is planned to renew the Right to Use Licence for Business World as the current contract expires on 31 March 2021. The procurement process, classified under the goods category, was conducted through a limited method without prior publication of a call for competition, recently concluding on 30 November 2020, with an awarded value of £4,750,000.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for technology firms specialising in Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, particularly those experienced with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Businesses with a background in offering support, maintenance, and hosting for similar platforms should consider competing, as the procurement was specifically tailored to ensure only qualified providers, like Unit4 Business Software, are eligible due to specific intellectual property and exclusive rights considerations. This scenario highlights the importance of demonstrating relevant experience and capability in response to such specialised procurement needs.

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Notice Title

The Support, Maintenance and Hosting of Business World

Notice Description

In April 2016, Renfrewshire Council commissioned a contract for the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and a managed service to host, support and maintain the solution. As a result of this contract, the 'Business World' solution was implemented. The current contract expires on 31 March 2021. Renfrewshire Council identified a need to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the renewal of the Right to Use Licence of Business World and support, maintenance and hosting of the Council's current Business World solution as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement for this Contract was conducted as a negotiated procedure in accordance with Regulation 33 (1)(b) (iii) of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 which states that "a contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases-- (iii)the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement."

Procurement Information

To assess the level of interest in providing this replacement service the Council initially published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) on 6 April 2020 asking interested suppliers to express their interest by answering a list of 6 questions relating to the requirements of this Contract. When no responses were received to the PIN, the Council contacted all fifteen (15) suppliers who noted interest on the Public Contract Scotland portal via email to ask if they would be willing to provide details regarding why they did not submit a response. The three (3) responses were received, one (1) stated that they would not be responding on this occasion and two (2) explained that only Unit 4 Business Solutions Limited, who own the licence for Business World can provide a SaaS for the continued support, maintenance and hosting of Business World.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000639882
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC403319
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract 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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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


CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

71356300 - Technical support services

72250000 - System and support services

72261000 - Software support services

72611000 - Technical computer support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,750,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Dec 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Nov 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PAISLEY
Postcode
PA1 1JB
Post Town
Paisley
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Delivery Location
TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire

Local Authority
Renfrewshire
Electoral Ward
Paisley East and Central
Westminster Constituency
Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UNIT4 BUSINESS SOFTWARE

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC403319
    The Support, Maintenance and Hosting of Business World - In April 2016, Renfrewshire Council commissioned a contract for the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and a managed service to host, support and maintain the solution. As a result of this contract, the 'Business World' solution was implemented. The current contract expires on 31 March 2021. Renfrewshire Council identified a need to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the renewal of the Right to Use Licence of Business World and support, maintenance and hosting of the Council's current Business World solution as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution.

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