Published date: 1 November 2023

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 1 February 2024

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

England

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN697278-11290056

Published date

1 November 2023

Closing date

1 February 2024

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Leicester City Council "the Council" currently uses on-premises, Unit4 Business World ERP (Milestone 7 version 10) "U4BW" for its Finance, Exchequer, and Procurement functions. The Council are commencing a process to gather market intelligence on two potential options in advance of the support and maintenance ending on 31 December 2024:

Option 1 - Replacement ERP
What market options are available for the provision of an Enterprise Resource Planning system

Option 2 - Migration to Cloud
What market options are available for assisting the Council transitioning from on-premises to Unit4 SaaS

Before commencing a formal tender process, the Council is keen to seek market information from organisations that may have an interest or expertise in this type of system. The information provided will be used to help inform and shape the requirements in our specification.

We are committed to fairness and transparency in all our procurement activity. Responding to this pre-market engagement will not place you in a more favourable position at the tender stage and likewise declining to respond will not disadvantage you.

The responses received will only be used for the purposes of background information which informs our specification and options appraisal and will not be used for selection or award purposes in any tender process.


About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Cowan

Address

City Hall
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1164541272

Email

rebecca.cowan@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk