--- title: "Housing 21 - Finance System - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046e42" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046e42" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046e42.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046e42.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HOUSING 21" published: "2024-06-07" --- # Housing 21 - Finance System - Market Engagement Buyer: HOUSING 21 Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046e42 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046e42) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046e42.json) ## Summary The public procurement contracting process for this tender is led by Housing 21, a buyer organisation based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The tender, titled "Housing 21 - Finance System - Market Engagement," falls under the financial systems software package category. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a future notice date set for 1st November 2024. Housing 21 is seeking experienced Software as a Service (SaaS) suppliers and Solutions Integrators to engage in a 'soft market engagement exercise' aimed at developing a detailed specification for a new finance system. This tender from Housing 21 presents an opportunity for Software as a Service (SaaS) suppliers and Solutions Integrators with expertise in financial systems to showcase their capabilities. Businesses well-versed in delivering finance system solutions to clients in the UK Housing Sector within the last 5 years would be perfectly suited to compete. The primary objective of the tender is to collect feedback on draft specifications and pricing schedules to refine the requirements further for a future competition, offering a platform for businesses to demonstrate their expertise and innovative solutions in the financial systems software domain. ## Notice Housing 21 request that market engagement response is submitted via Delta E Sourcing (https://www.delta-esourcing.com/) using ACCESS CODE: 9Z3545K74B. Documents with further information on the market engagement process are available to view here. Housing 21 wishes to use conduct a 'soft market engagement exercise' seeking experienced, capable Software as a Service (SaaS) suppliers and/or Solutions Integrators with a proven, successful history of delivering and integrating a new finance system to clients in the UK Housing Sector, within the last 5 years. Specifically, we are interested in consulting with suppliers and/or integrators who have delivered and integrated the following capabilities: 1. Core Finance System (must have delivered) a. Accounts Payable b. Accounts Receivable c. Sales Invoicing d. Cash Book e. General Ledger f. Fixed Assets & asset management g. Budgeting & Forecasting 2. Enhanced Finance capabilities (should have delivered) a. Purchase - to - Pay- (P2P) including works orders and repairs. b. Variable Service charge management c. Tax & treasury 3. Extended Finance capabilities (could have delivered) a. Supplier and contract management b. Medium to long term planning scenarios 4. Shared Services (must have delivered) a. Enforced standard data entry format across all modules. b. API links to different systems for auto posting/flow of transactions/data. c. Dashboards, Reports and Self-Serve Report Builder. d. Electronic document management & templates e. Hybrid (electronic and physical delivery) mail capability. f. Printing. g. Role-based-access controls, permissions & approvals, audit-trail. This exercise aims to seek draft specification and draft pricing schedule feedback to Housing 21, (Section 1-this document) from suppliers, with a view to supporting Housing 21 progress the specification to concluding form. The primary objective of the exercise is to achieve, an informative, accurate specification to act as an effective medium to be used in a future competition. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Housing 21 wishes to use conduct a 'soft market engagement exercise' seeking experienced, capable Software as a Service (SaaS) suppliers and/or Solutions Integrators with a proven, successful history of delivering and integrating a new finance system to clients in the UK Housing Sector, within the last 5 years. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017702-2024 | | 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 | 7 Jun 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Nov 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | HOUSING 21 | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B16 8TP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48441000 - Financial analysis software package - 48442000 - Financial systems software package - 48443000 - Accounting software package - 48444000 - Accounting system ## Release History - 7 Jun 2024 at 10:46 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017702-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ - https://www.housing21.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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