Published date: 6 February 2020
This notice was replaced on 25 May 2021
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Awarded contract (published 25 May 2021)
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Contract summary
Industry
Software package and information systems - 48000000
Business transaction and personal business software package - 48400000
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£3,000,000 to £7,500,000
Procurement reference
BLACK001-DN457614-93038147
Published date
6 February 2020
Closing date
9 March 2020
Contract start date
1 September 2020
Contract end date
31 March 2036
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Negotiated procedure
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Blackpool Council is undertaking this procurement process on the supplier portal - The Chest (Proactis). A link to the opportunity is included below. Please direct any questions about this tender via the supplier portal.
Blackpool Council requires implementation and data migration services, software, and ongoing maintenance and support of the software for:
• Lot 1 - HR and Payroll system and
• Lot 2 - Finance Management system (including eProcurement).
The Authority is seeking interest from Suppliers:
• who can demonstrate the required experience, knowledge, skills, capacity, capability and a successful track record for providing the requirements;
• who can develop cost-effective solutions to help the Authority meet its current and future objectives;
• who have open systems, with flexible and open APIs, which enable easy integration between these two systems and any other systems the Council might utilise;
• who can deliver all the Council's requirements within the context of any other commitments; and
• who can provide a solution within the Council's affordability envelope.
The Council is seeking separate bids and is intending to enter into separate contracts with Suppliers for Lot 1 and Lot 2. Each Supplier system must have the ability, through the utilisation of open APIs, to work together to provide a joined-up solution. Suppliers are not precluded from submitting proposals for both lots.
Responses are welcome for all potential options for delivery including cloud or internally hosted but the Councils' preferred solution is one which makes use of open standards to ensure technology works and communicates with other technology and can easily be upgraded and expanded.
Lot 1 - HR & Payroll - Implementation will be required from September 2020 to meet an anticipated Go-Live date of early Spring 2022. Contract Dates - the initial contract term will be 10 years which may (subject to budget and satisfactory performance review) be extended for a further 5 years.
Lot 2 - Finance including eProcurement - Implementation will be required from September 2021 to meet an anticipated Go-Live date of 1st April 2023. Contract Dates - the initial contract term will be 10 years which may (subject to budget and satisfactory performance review) be extended for a further 5 years.
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About the buyer
Contact name
Janine Bradley
Address
PO Box 4
Blackpool
FY1 1NA
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1253478756
janine.bradley@blackpool.gov.uk
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