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: Programming services of packaged software products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Agresso (Business World Enterprise Resource Planning) application is the system usedAwarded
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
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Jan 2024, 15:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jan 2024, 15:59 GMT
- Authority reference
DN703440- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001003- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042c79Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- 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 | £797,139 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001003-2024-R5968 Corporate Finance System-1 · UNIT4 Business Software Limited
- Signed
- 28 Dec 2023
- Value
- £797,139
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
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.