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title: "SOL - Oracle Cloud Systems Integrator"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-033118"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2022-04-27"
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# SOL - Oracle Cloud Systems Integrator

Buyer: SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033118

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## Summary

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is inviting tenders for the "SOL - Oracle Cloud Systems Integrator" project, which falls under the services category, specifically for software integration consultancy services. The procurement process is at the Award stage, with the contract now completed following a negotiated procedure without prior publication. This 3-year managed service begins on 18 July 2022 and will extend until 17 July 2025, aimed at supporting the implementation and maintenance of the Oracle cloud solution. The total contract value is £2,050,000, with the award dated 12 March 2022. The project is taking place in Solihull, UK, where the contracting authority is located at Council House, Manor Square.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software integration and managed services, particularly those experienced with Oracle systems and local government requirements. Companies that provide comprehensive consultancy services, payroll system integration, data migration, and support for complex IT solutions would be particularly well-suited to compete. With the incumbent supplier already familiar with the unique customisations of the Solihull system, new entrants may need to demonstrate expertise and a robust strategy to efficiently take on the challenges of this contract.

## Notice

For additional deliveries by the incumbent systems integrator to implement the Oracle cloud solution and to provide a managed service upon go-live

### Lot Information

Lot 1

SMBC is undertaking a negotiated procedure without prior publication to award the contract to the incumbent supplier, Version 1. This procurement has been conducted pursuant to Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 - Negotiated procedure without prior publication (2c): - The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public supply contracts- (C)insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.

Options: To commission managed service support for a 3-year period 18 July 2022 to 17 July 2025

### Procurement Information

'Insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.;' The level of complexity and the scope has been extremely challenging especially around configuring local government payrolls, data migration, integrations with other existing systems and security. SMBC has customised the current Oracle E-Business solution significantly over the past 20 years to support local government requirements. The aspiration was to use Oracle Cloud as much as possible "out of the box" however it has not been possible to adopt this approach as fully as previously hoped. As a direct consequence, there is a lot more work for both SMBC and Version 1 to do to resolve this. These higher-than-expected levels of customisation then has a ripple effect that supporting the solution once live becomes even more demanding as does the reliance on the expertise that help create the solution. The additional services and support together with the extended timeline for delivery of the project, has resulted in additional costs. To reduce risk as the solution transitions into go-live SMBC will commission a managed service support for a 3-year period from 18 July 2022 to 17 July 2025. These are an extension of existing supplies, as per regulation 32(2)(c), a change of supplier would result in further delays for the Oracle Cloud project - as we would then have a different supplier who is not familiar with our customisations or processes providing a managed service, which is not feasible and would duplicate costs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010874-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,050,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOLIHULL |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B91 3QB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG32 Solihull |
| Local authority | Solihull |
| Electoral ward | St Alphege |
| Westminster constituency | Solihull West and Shirley |
| Delivery location | TLG32 Solihull |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VERSION 1 SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services

## Release History

- 27 Apr 2022 at 16:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010874-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.solihull.gov.uk

## Provenance

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