Official UK procurement notice
R5963 Corporate Finance System
Authority: Tower Hamlets
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets intend to enter into a contract with Unit4 in respect of the services described below. The proposed contract is term 3 years.
The Agresso (Business World Enterprise Resource Planning) application is the system used by the entire council for the management of its finances. The application is essential IT infrastructure as it provides accounting functionality which enables budget allocation and management across the whole council.
CPV: System and support services
The lotProcurement structure
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The Agresso (Business World Enterprise Resource Planning) application is the system used by the entire council for the management of its finances. The application is essential IT infrastructure as it provides accounting functionality which enables budget allocation and management across the whole council.
The firm also provides support and maintenance under this contract. In addition Agresso will also be hosted by Unit 4.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Dec 2023, 17:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Dec 2023, 17:20 GMT
- Authority reference
DN703440- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036712- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04256bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
This award is lawful in accordance with the regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) because the competition is absent for technical reasons. The council has used the Agresso application for a number of years, and the system is an essential part of the council's IT infrastructure such that any down time or system failure would have a detrimental affect on the running of the council's services.
At the present time it would be impossible for the council to procure an alternative economic operator to provide this service. This is because, the council has embarked on a wider assessment of its infrastructural IT provision - with respect to Finance, HR and Procurement. Therefore it is key that stability of provision is ensured over the next few years to allow proper consideration of the above mentioned aspects.
No other economic provider would be able to provide this service at this time. The application is currently hosted by an external third party; this arrangement is drawing to a conclusion. It will not be possible for the application and the data to be hosted by a third party in the future due to the availability of support for third party hosting.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT4 Business Software Limited | £835,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036712-2023-1 · UNIT4 Business Software Limited
- Signed
- 13 Dec 2023
- Value
- £835,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- London Borough Of Tower HamletsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Unit 4 Business Software LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.