Published date: 11 April 2024
Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.
Contract summary
Industry
Software package and information systems - 48000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£720,000
Procurement reference
MANC001-DN708735-16155370
Published date
11 April 2024
Closing date
13 May 2024
Closing time
11am
Contract start date
31 October 2025
Contract end date
30 October 2029
Contract type
Supply 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?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Manchester City Council (MCC) wish to procure off-the-shelf Software as a Service (SaaS) solution(s) for Planning, Building Control, Land Charges and Address Management to provide a modern, mobile, scalable solution which is configurable by the service and can grow and change dynamically as requirements change. The solutions required will meet the requirements of the two lots outlined below.
LOT 1 - Manchester City Council (MCC) wish to procure an off-the-shelf Software as a Service (SaaS) solution (specifically a vendor-hosted software solution licensed on a subscription basis) for Planning, Building Control and Land Charges, that is accessible, cost effective, flexible, futureproof, simple, scalable and secure, with a clear Development and Upgrade path.
LOT 2 - Manchester City Council (MCC) wish to procure an off-the-shelf Software as a Service (SaaS) solution (specifically a vendor-hosted software solution licensed on a subscription basis) for Address Management that is accessible, cost effective, flexible, futureproof, simple, scalable and secure, with a clear Development and Upgrade path.
We are seeking to provide a modern, off-the-shelf product currently in use by another Local Authority to enable data to be managed to meet all statutory and legal requirements.
Capabilities included are:
• maintain data quality, structure and sensitivity,
• provide a full range of APIs for standardised data integrations to other systems, run on supported technologies and compatible with all major modern browsers.
• Cloud security aligned to NCSC principles, including secure data in transit and at rest and role-based access controls, SAML compatibility to enable single sign on using modern authentication via MCC's preferred authentication platform (currently Azure Active Directory).
• Provision of logging and auditing capabilities for user activity and security events, usable, specifically being intuitive, with an accessible design, and quick to learn for users, reliable, specifically with high availability, recoverability and business continuity, flexible and scalable to handle variations in demand.
• Supplier provision of full technology support and a service desk, plus service wrapper including assigned account manager and regular service reviews.
More information
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The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including standard selection questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 13th May 2024.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
About the buyer
Contact name
Max Woods
Address
Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation),
Town Hall Extension, Albert Square
Manchester
M60 2LA
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1612345000
maxime.woods@manchester.gov.uk
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