--- title: "HR, Payroll, Finance and Procurement Systems - Soft Market Testing" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-726abb87-f340-4b56-84c3-001e30b3583f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-726abb87-f340-4b56-84c3-001e30b3583f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-726abb87-f340-4b56-84c3-001e30b3583f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-726abb87-f340-4b56-84c3-001e30b3583f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SALFORD CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-01-29" --- # HR, Payroll, Finance and Procurement Systems - Soft Market Testing Buyer: SALFORD CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-726abb87-f340-4b56-84c3-001e30b3583f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-726abb87-f340-4b56-84c3-001e30b3583f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-726abb87-f340-4b56-84c3-001e30b3583f.json) ## Summary Salford City Council is planning to review its current ERP system provided by SAP and is seeking options for HR, Payroll, Finance, and Procurement Systems through soft market testing. Interested parties must respond by 5pm on Monday 12th February 2024, with supplier workshops scheduled for March 2024. The council is interested in ERP solutions, best of breed HR and Payroll, and Finance and Procurement solutions. This tender from Salford City Council offers opportunities for businesses providing software packages and information systems. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this planning stage tender, which is part of Salford City Council's strategy to upgrade its current systems and transform service delivery to meet evolving business needs. ## Notice Salford City Council (SCC) is considering options in relation to its current Enterprise, Resource, Planning (ERP) system, currently provided by SAP. In preparation for this, it is the intention to hold some soft market testing (preliminary market consultations) workshops to review the current supply market. The same information will be gathered from all providers who wish to participate in the Soft Market testing. SCC currently uses SAP as its core business solution for Finance, Payroll and Procurement services delivered for the council and external clients. SAP ERP is now approaching end of life and as a result, investment is needed to upgrade our current, on-premise solution to SAP's latest technology. Given the level of investment required the intention of this exercise is to undertake a review of the current market offerings to support Salford City Council in delivering its core business services, whilst take a fresh approach to how these are delivered and to transform how we deliver these services. The purpose of this soft market test is to gain intelligence on the supply market for our system needs, including timescales and indicative budget. SCC will be interested at looking at possible options surrounding: ERP solutions / Best of breed HR and Payroll solutions / Best of breed Finance and Procurement solutions. Interested parties should respond to this advert and return completed questionnaires by 5pm on Monday 12th February 2024. Supplier workshops will be held in March 2024. All information about this early market engagement can be found on The Chest: https://procontract.due-north.com/ SALF001-DN708592-18847602. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/516fa54f-a5f2-411c-9ffa-44987bde78d4 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Feb 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SALFORD CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SWINTON | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M27 5AW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Salford | | Electoral ward | Swinton & Wardley | | Westminster constituency | Worsley and Eccles | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 29 Jan 2024 at 10:52 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/516fa54f-a5f2-411c-9ffa-44987bde78d4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/516fa54f-a5f2-411c-9ffa-44987bde78d4 29th January 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.salford.gov.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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