--- title: "Provision of Timber Sales System" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ac76" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02ac76" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ac76.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ac76.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FORESTRY ENGLAND" published: "2021-04-30" --- # Provision of Timber Sales System Buyer: FORESTRY ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ac76 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02ac76) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ac76.json) ## Summary Forestry England is currently in the planning stage of a tender process for the provision of a Timber Sales System, a software solution essential for sales, marketing, and business intelligence. This procurement process, valued at £900,000, targets suppliers capable of delivering a web-based closed bid sales system, integrated with Forestry England’s eTimber database. The procurement is taking place in Bristol (UKK11), and the expected date for the next communication regarding this tender is 1st September 2021. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT solutions, particularly those with expertise in sales systems, cloud services, and application maintenance. Companies that can demonstrate proficiency with AWS infrastructure and related technologies, such as Oracle and Angular, will be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, there are multiple lots available, including hosting and development services, which could attract a diverse range of businesses looking to expand their offerings in the public sector. ## Notice Forestry England is looking to procure a web based closed bid tender Sales system, which must be fully integrated with Forestry England's eTimber database to allow for data transfer between both systems. ### Lot Information Provision of tender sales system Forestry England is looking to procure a web based closed bid tender Sales system, which must be fully integrated with Forestry England's eTimber database to allow for data transfer between both systems. Hosting, maintenance and development of eTimber, WMS and LMS systems The technical requirements we will expect from any potential supplier for Lot 2 are as follows: - Application Management Service, including the hosting, support, maintenance and continual enhancement of Forestry England's eTimber, Larder Management System (LMS) and Wildlife Management System (WMS) applications. - Hosting of all applications is currently provided using AWS cloud infrastructure services, with connections to Forestry England and third party environments facilitating SFTP and web services data exchange interfaces to key systems. - Knowledge of AWS infrastructure, networking, security and RDS database services is essential. - Application technologies in scope include RHEL, Oracle Database, Oracle APEX, Business Objects, Apache Tomcat, Angular, Spring and Jasper Reports. - Support the existing DevOps delivery approach and maintenance of the automated CI/CD pipeline is also required. - On-going development and enhancement of the applications eTendering System Forestry England may also consider incorporating the future provision of it's eTendering system into this contract (possibly as a separate Lot). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009477-2021 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Apr 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Aug 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £900,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FORESTRY ENGLAND | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS16 1EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick | | Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke | | Delivery location | TLK11 Bristol, City of | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package - 48490000 - Procurement software package - 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software ## Release History - 30 Apr 2021 at 17:25 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009477-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C46289UGAY - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Sales%2C-marketing-and-Business-intelligence-software-package./C46289UGAY - https://www.forestryengland.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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