--- title: "Hosting and support for UNIT4 Business World (\"UBW\") finance system" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ffef3b0b-802c-4636-964e-8065f37da833" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ffef3b0b-802c-4636-964e-8065f37da833" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ffef3b0b-802c-4636-964e-8065f37da833.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ffef3b0b-802c-4636-964e-8065f37da833.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL" published: "2019-04-23" --- # Hosting and support for UNIT4 Business World ("UBW") finance system Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ffef3b0b-802c-4636-964e-8065f37da833 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ffef3b0b-802c-4636-964e-8065f37da833) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ffef3b0b-802c-4636-964e-8065f37da833.json) ## Summary Bristol City Council (BCC) is currently seeking tenders for "Hosting and support for UNIT4 Business World (UBW) finance system," with a total estimated value of £300,000. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender is at the active stage, with submissions due by 24th May 2019. The contract period is set to commence on 25th June 2019 and will run until 24th June 2022. This opportunity falls within the IT services industry, specifically related to consulting, software development, and support, with the delivery address in the South West of England. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialised in IT support and systems management, particularly those with expertise in finance systems such as UNIT4 UBW. Companies that can demonstrate a strategic partnership approach and a capacity for improving financial processes through automation and user experience enhancement will be well-positioned to compete. As BCC aims for significant improvements in its operations, businesses that focus on innovation in finance technology and provide comprehensive support services will find this procurement particularly appealing. ## Notice Bristol City Council (the "Authority" or "BCC") is wishing to procure a support and hosting service for its existing Unit 4 Business World system ("UBW") used for Finance, which has been operational since April 2013. BCC has an in-house team of 6 FTE who support day to day application administration and maintenance such as report development, user administration, support calls from end-users, initial fault fixing. Any support required above this is provided by the current support provider and forms part of the opportunity. Over the life of this contract BCC are looking to drive significant improvements in finance processes across the Council and looking to automate many of the current manual processes. BCC want to improve end-user experience, with regard to the quality and availability of information used in decision making across the organisation. Part of our requirements on commencement of the new contract is a comprehensive health check on the current setup and use of the system to inform a development plan to support these objectives. This also includes improving our system performance in particular by changing the way our system stores BLOB files. This contract underpins a core business system of the utmost importance to the organisation. With this in mind, BCC is looking for a strategic partner not merely a service provider. Please see tender documentation for further information on this opportunity: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=82758b74-d765-e911-80f7-005056b64545. The ProContract Project ID is: DN361762. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3a08766-74ce-48d8-94b3-2531bd9143b0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Apr 2019 | | Submission deadline | 24 May 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 24 Jun 2019 - 24 Jun 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 5TR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 23 Apr 2019 at 16:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3a08766-74ce-48d8-94b3-2531bd9143b0 - 23 Apr 2019 at 16:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54b93ba5-9524-4e27-9fc5-bc08e27203cd - 23 Apr 2019 at 16:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4153d65c-cc54-456a-be1c-37ac274ae913 - 23 Apr 2019 at 14:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40563def-3202-4521-a056-fdfa1cd5d667 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3a08766-74ce-48d8-94b3-2531bd9143b0 23rd April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54b93ba5-9524-4e27-9fc5-bc08e27203cd 23rd April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4153d65c-cc54-456a-be1c-37ac274ae913 23rd April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40563def-3202-4521-a056-fdfa1cd5d667 23rd April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a8344efe-eea6-e811-80ed-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=82758b74-d765-e911-80f7-005056b64545 - https://www.bristol.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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