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Published 12 Jan 2023, 11:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of a Finance Management System

Official notice

Authority: Worthing Homes Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£187,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Dec 2022
Awarded to Xledger ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description
  1. Supply and implementation of software covering all aspects of financial operations, including a P2P offer and Expense management
  2. Provision of qualified project and technical resource to deliver the solution, including design and deployment, as well as support for data migration, testing and training
  3. Support for process optimisation and supplying the required interfaces to Worthing Homes's other systems
  4. Support and maintenance, including hosting of the service
  5. Ongoing development of the software

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1We wish to procure a Contract for the provision of a complete solution for our finance…Awarded

We wish to procure a Contract for the provision of a complete solution for our finance operations. The scope includes:

  1. Supply and implementation of software covering all aspects of financial operations, for example;

o Case management and workflow for approvals, queries, or issue resolution

o Expenses management (workflows, approvals, payment)

o Purchase to Pay with automated links to budgets, with GRN, invoice matching, and payment

o A portal for suppliers to be registered, maintain up to date details, and ac-cess capabilities including raising queries, submitting invoices and automatic updates on payment status

o Project Accounting for capital spend and other investments

o Management accounts for report distribution

o Making Tax Digital including the ability to manage partial exemptions

o Chart of Accounts

o Accounts Payable / Receivable

o Cash management

o General Ledger

o Journals

o Creditor Management

o Bank Reconciliation

  1. The successful providers will provide qualified project and technical resource to deliver the solution, including design and deployment, as well as support for data migration, testing and training.
  2. Implementation includes support for process optimisation and supplying the required interfaces to our other systems, for example Civica’s Cx Housing Management System and those supporting Property Development.
  3. Support and maintenance will include:

o Hosting of the system (we wish to move away from an ‘on-premises’ de-livery model).

o Implementation of system upgrades, with testing and training environments

o Ensuring continuity of access to the system, including robust and secure back-up arrangements.

o Prompt resolution of system failures or any difficulties in the operation of the system that are due to the system.

o Ensuring security of the system from data loss, malware, and virus at-tacks etc.

  1. Ongoing development of the software to offer new capabilities as well as maintain alignment to regulation. Additional information: Ideally we wish to procure:
  2. A ‘Commercial off the Shelf’ product
  3. A solution with a single ‘look and feel’
  4. A system that is easy to use
  5. A system with a modern underlying ‘technical architecture’ supporting digital services
  6. Web services integration capabilities
  7. Integration with Microsoft’s Office365
  8. Workflow capabilities to enable process development
Delivery: South East · Worthing, West Sussex

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Functional Requirements: 25%
  • Non-Functional Requirements: 15%
  • Professional Services: 10%
  • Service and Support: 10%
  • Account Management: 5%
  • Demonstrations: 15%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Functional Requirements: 25
  • Non-Functional Requirements: 15
  • Professional Services: 10
  • Service and Support: 10
  • Account Management: 5
  • Demonstrations: 15
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Jan 2023, 11:30 GMT
Last source update
12 Jan 2023, 11:30 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000934
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
South East (UKJ27)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0396d7 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (MT Ref:228450)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £187,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Xledger ltdSME£187,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 000934-2023-1 · Xledger ltdSME

    Signed
    20 Dec 2022
    Value
    £187,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worthing Homes Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Davison House, North Street, Worthing, South East, BN11 1ERContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • XledgerAwarded supplier 4th Floor, Tower Wharf, Cheese lane, Bristol, UK, BS2 0JJContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.