Published date: 14 May 2019

Last edited date: 14 May 2019

This notice was replaced on 10 December 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 10 December 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

EC4A 1AB

Value of contract

£1 to £155,000

Procurement reference

SSRO-C-72

Published date

14 May 2019

Closing date

15 May 2019

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2022

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Detailed description of the notice you are adding:

The Defence Reform Act 2014 established the Single Source Regulations Office ("SSRO") as an independent regulator of the UK Government's procurement of single source military equipment and services. The SSRO is the custodian of the single source procurement framework and has a number of functions under the Act and the Single Source Contract Regulations 2014.
The SSRO is seeking to award a 36-month contract (plus an initial 3months for Implementation) for the provision of Outsourced Finance Support Services. The SSRO requires these services to ensure the efficient and effective discharge of its functions.

The Outsourced Finance Support services which the SSRO requirements are summarised in the below:

Finance service Financial Accounting Services: maintain the integrity of the financial database and chart of accounts by undertaking periodic housekeeping and reconciliation routines on the General Ledger.

Management Accounting Service: maintain the integrity of the structures (e.g. chart of accounts, activity centre structure, journal definitions) within the financial database.

Resource accounts: ensure this element of the Annual Report and Accounts provides a true and fair view of the SSRO's financial position at the time of the preparation of the accounts.

Payments to suppliers and employees: provision of a payments service via a secure environment within the parameters of available systems controls, for the upload of purchase ledger transactions, through to the production and dispatch of the required payment instrument, (including BACS and CHAPS).

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About the buyer

Contact name

The Single Sourcing Regulations Office (SSRO)

Address

Finlaison House,15-17 Furnival Street
LONDON
EC4A1AB
England

Email

Tenders@ssro.gov.uk