Published date: 24 April 2023

Last edited date: 4 May 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 May 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

B70 8SZ

Value of contract

£25,000 to £32,000

Procurement reference

IT-230-6871-KB Consultant- Housing and Asset Management System

Published date

24 April 2023

Closing date

12 May 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 May 2023

Contract end date

29 September 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Job Title Consultant- Housing and Asset Management System- Technical
Rate of Pay: £800 per day inclusive of agency on costs, Outside IR35
Hours: 20 Days Consultancy
Location: Sandwell Council
Start Date: ASAP
Contract type: Temporary

Brief description:

Brief for Consultancy Work - Producing the technical specification for an integrated asset management system and housing management system.

20 days consultancy.

Sandwell Council has 28,000 properties in its housing stock, 1,000 of which sit in a PFI. We use Job Manager for repairs reporting and allocations of jobs. However we do not have an asset management system and this needs to be specified, procured and rolled out within the Housing directorate.
We are looking for a technical expert to work over the period May - September 2023 for a total of 20 days to write the technical specification for an integrated asset management system and housing management system. You will report to a senior lead for this project during this period and be supported by a small team from the business.
You will need to be on site for these 20 days, based in Oldbury, West Midlands.
You will have expert knowledge of asset and housing management systems available on the market (e.g. Capita, Civica CX, Northgate) and a proven track record of writing systems specifications for local authorities and housing associations. You will have good knowledge of the current and new requirements of social landlords including building safety and an understanding of the functionality that a system will need to have to enable us to report against all regulatory requirements.
You will come equipped with the core specifications for these systems and ability to work at pace with the business to produce the right specifications for Sandwell.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions. You will also need to include your agency on cost details to each submission. Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

No DBS is required for this role.

Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor

You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to templink_1@sandwell.gov.uk along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice.
The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents.
To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in.
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The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Thursday 27th April 2023 10:00am

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Karendeep Bassra

Address

1 Providence Place
West Bromwich
West Midlands
B70 8SZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 569 4766

Email

karendeep_bassra@sandwell.gov.uk