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title: "Soft Market Testing for NCHA People System"
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# Soft Market Testing for NCHA People System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-testing-for-ncha-people-system-ocds-h6vhtk-05ded5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nottingham Community Housing Association Limited: "Soft Market Testing for NCHA People System". Published status: planning. Concession Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Nottingham Community Housing Association Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottingham-community-housing-association-limited-rsh-4817)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting services, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-testing-for-ncha-people-system-ocds-h6vhtk-05ded5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ded5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-testing-for-ncha-people-system-ocds-h6vhtk-05ded5#tl-md)

## Description
NCHA are looking to implement a new people management system, which includes an integrated applicant tracking system. The system should cover all digital processes relating to people management, payroll, recruitment and training records. We would also like to explore a financial accounting system, whether integrated into the same platform or as a separate product with integrated elements to streamline our processes.
We hope to achieve the following desired outcomes:
-Implementation of a full employee life cycle system that satisfies our organisational need.
-Implementation of a financial accounting software, either fully integrated within a people management system or as a standalone system with integrated elements.
Please request the documentation via the In-Tend portal, and submit your response by 11am on the 8th December 2025, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/NCHA/aspx/Home

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 79211000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 05/04/2026 to 05/04/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F072863-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-11T14:58:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:59:56.289Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ded5