---
title: "ICT System Integration"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04253f"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SHETTLESTON HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD"
published: "2024-02-09"
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# ICT System Integration

Buyer: SHETTLESTON HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04253f

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## Summary

The Shettleston Housing Association Ltd has completed the procurement process for an ICT System Integration contract. The contract involves the awarding of a contract via a Negotiated procedure without prior publication/call for competition. The buying organisation, Shettleston Housing Association, has entered into an agreement with MRI Software Limited to enhance their finance software capabilities. The contract value is £140,000, and it was signed on December 29, 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in system maintenance services and software packages to provide enhanced capabilities to existing finance software. The limited procurement method used for this contract signifies that competition was absent for technical reasons, leading to the direct award to MRI Software Limited. Businesses offering technical solutions in the services industry may find this tender suitable for bidding, particularly those capable of providing essential integration between housing and finance teams.

## Notice

This is an award after a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice awarding a contract using Negotiated procedure without prior publication/call for competition using Regulation 33 (1)(b) (ii) "competition is absent for technical reasons". Shettleston Housing Association is entering into an agreement with MRI (the supplier) to provide enhanced capabilities to our existing finance software, Advanced Open Accounts.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Shettleston Housing Association is entering into an agreement with MRI (the supplier) to provide enhanced capabilities to our existing finance software, Advanced Open Accounts. Additional information: 3 year contract with the option to extend for a maximum of 7 x 12 month periods to a 10 year contract.

### Procurement Information

Shettleston Housing Association is entering into an agreement with MRI (the supplier) to provide enhanced capabilities to our existing finance software, Advanced Open Accounts. The Association currently uses Advanced Open Housing as its housing management system and both these software packages provide essential integration between our housing and finance teams. For this reason, it is a key requirement of our current needs to enhance our existing configuration without replacing either software component. The Association's current operational requirements rely on this integration to provide reports to a varying degree of users across the organisation. Appointing MRI will ensure that the Association can continue to benefit from the integration Open Accounts provides, whilst enhancing our software capabilities with the introduction of eBIS and V1, whilst receiving the specialist technical support required. The Association has considered the current suppliers of Open Accounts who also offer eBIS and V1, along with the implementation and ongoing support needs that the Association has, and based on the limited choice of suppliers, has concluded that MRI is the only supplier that meets our needs. For this reason, the Association has opted to Direct Award based on Regulation 33 (1)(b) (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004380-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £140,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SHETTLESTON HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G32 7XR |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Shettleston |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MRI SOFTWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 50324100 - System maintenance services

## Release History

- 9 Feb 2024 at 11:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004380-2024
- 13 Dec 2023 at 13:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036643-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000752750
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12142
- https://www.shettleston.co.uk/

## Provenance

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