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title: "Finance System Upgrade - ORE/22/047"
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# Finance System Upgrade - ORE/22/047

Buyer: OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cbf747e6-178d-478e-ba70-c6d94c9ec3d4

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## Summary

The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult is seeking to upgrade its finance system through a tender titled "Finance System Upgrade - ORE/22/047". This project falls under the financial services industry and is located in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The procurement process has reached the award stage, with an active contract valued at £197,839 GBP, awarded to Datel Computing Ltd. The contract period commences on 16th May 2022 and extends until 15th May 2025. The tender was originally open for submissions until 10th May 2022 under an open procurement procedure.

This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in financial management software solutions. Businesses specialising in delivering cloud-based financial systems, particularly those experienced in Sage Intacct or similar platforms, would be well-suited to compete for future opportunities arising from the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult's ongoing requirement for enhanced financial functionalities.

## Notice

Sage Intacct is a Cloud and SaaS-based financial management software, designed for multi-company groups, is an upgrade to the current Sage 200 finance system utilising critical reporting dimensions. Being cloud-based, the system is accessible on all devices and browsers and is configurable to Catapult's exact requirements. Sage Intacct has built-in tools for growth, providing the ability to future-proof the finance function. In addition to its core foundation modules, Sage Intacct system can be built to fulfull ORE's crutial requirements for Project Accounting, Fixed Assets and Multi-currency. As ORE is already an existing user of Sage 200, a discounted price has been agreed with Sage for Year 1, 2 and - 20% discount on software and user licences in Year 1, with the subscription rising 10% in years 2 and 3, after which the subscription will revert to the list priceand. Sage Intacct is a subscription based software service which may be cancelled providing 90 notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/533799fb-1bf4-47bc-a58d-6e53f0cb3c93 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 10 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 May 2022 |
| Contract period | 15 May 2022 - 15 May 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £197,839 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £197,839 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G1 1RD |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DATEL COMPUTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package

## Release History

- 30 May 2022 at 12:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/533799fb-1bf4-47bc-a58d-6e53f0cb3c93

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/533799fb-1bf4-47bc-a58d-6e53f0cb3c93
  30th May 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ore.catapult.org.uk

## Provenance

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