Published date: 28 November 2024

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: 6 January 2025, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business analysis consultancy services - 72221000

  • Financial management consultancy services - 79412000

Location of contract

DY1 1HF

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-9-3802-24077

Published date

28 November 2024

Closing date

6 January 2025

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

22 January 2025

Contract end date

21 March 2026

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

Dudley Council employs 5000 people and serves a population of circa 300k residents. The council operates a significant budget and is responsible for providing and commissioning a significant range of services.
The Council has entered a new contract with Unit 4 for its Unit 4 ERP 7 SaaS solution to deploy the Core Accounting Package and is currently migrating the existing system to the Unit4 Cloud Service. We expect to complete this lift and shift activity in January 2025 and retain the system in the test environment. We plan to transform the system in the test environment and make it live after year end May/June 2025.
Objectives of the transformation
- Modern solutions that will transform the way our people work and is scalable
- A streamlined implementation of new ways of working based on local government best practice eg cash receipting/income management processes
- Workflows and tasks that will automate processes, resulting in increased efficiency and accuracy
- Dynamic, real-time reporting for added management insights, better use of available out of the box reporting, and effective provision of reporting for 3rd parties e.g. government returns
- Accurate forecasting and real-time decision making
Dudley Council is seeking a Unit 4 partner to assist in transforming the existing Unit 4 finance system into a modern finance system and in making it live. The selected partner will advise on the strategic options and help develop options appraisal and associated plan of transformation activity. The current ways of working have remained largely untouched for many years and full understanding of as is, is required to ensure organisational readiness and commitment to an adopt not adapt approach, with minimal customisation, for easing transition to upgrades and uptake of new features in the future.

More information

Links

Additional text

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

John Bailey

Address

Priory Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1HF
United Kingdom

Telephone

01384 81 4689

Email

john.bailey@dudley.gov.uk

Website

www.dudley.gov.uk