Published date: 7 October 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.
Contract summary
Industry
Financial and insurance services - 66000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£1,620,000
Procurement reference
CHORL001-DN746549-58918025
Published date
7 October 2024
Closing date
6 November 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 February 2025
Contract end date
31 January 2034
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Chorley Council is inviting tenders for a new financial system to encompass itself, South Ribble Council and relevant legal entities. The system will encompass an integrated debtor, purchase card, general ledger and procurement service to deliver financial information and reporting fit for purpose.
A detailed list of functionality requirements is included within the tender documents, but the emphasis is on improved processes and end user experience as well as an ability to work in system as well as exporting into spreadsheet software. Within the scope of the project is:
• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable (Creditors)
• Intelligent Invoice Scanning (OCR)
• Accounts Receivable (Debtors)
• Debt Recovery
• Procurement (Procure to Pay)
• Reporting
• Making Tax Digital
• Purchase Cards Monitoring System
• GDPR / Archiving
• Integration with all feeder systems (e.g. customer payments and payroll)
• Finance Server Transfer to Cloud (Procedure for retaining and archiving existing data)
• Access to Cloud based system via Citrix
Enhanced functionality required;
• Enhanced end-user experience (dashboard / simpler system interface)
• Simplified approval/workflow processes and access/authorisation segregation configuration
• Enhanced reporting capability for Finance and non-Finance users
• Balance sheet reconciliation module
More information
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Please use the provided link to register your interest and view the tender documents for this opportunity on The Chest, which is the e-tendering portal the Councils use for all tender opportunities.
About the buyer
Contact name
Procurement Chorley
Address
Civic Offices
Union Street
Chorley
PR7 1AL
England
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