Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bournemouth Churches Housing Association
The Factory 14 Alder Hills
Poole
BH12 4AS
Contact
Brendan Trobe
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ - South East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/procurementforhousing
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Charitable registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Financial Management Software for a Housing and Care Provider
Reference number
PfHCon/00000563
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Bournemouth Churches Housing Association is seeking a supplier of modern a finance system to enable it to effectively manages its purchasing and finances. The system should utilise the latest cloud hosted technology and be web-based, accessible from a modern browser. The high level requirements are:1. Fully compliant with industry best practices, including retention of documents and data storage under the Data Protection Act and GDPR,2. Offers a multi-entity accounting platform with intercompany posting, comprehensive auditing facilities, and interfaces with Microsoft 365 for Single Sign-On (SSO),3. Features a budgeting and forecasting module, along with invoice processing, purchase order workflow, and bank reconciliation capabilities,4. Provides financial forecasting, incorporates OCR Invoice processing (or similar technology) for automated invoice handling,5. Allows users to query data and create new reports using a report builder tool.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £250,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The high level requirements are:1. Fully compliant with industry best practices, including retention of documents and data storage under the Data Protection Act and GDPR,2. Offers a multi-entity accounting platform with intercompany posting, comprehensive auditing facilities, and interfaces with Microsoft 365 for Single Sign-On (SSO),3. Features a budgeting and forecasting module, along with invoice processing, purchase order workflow, and bank reconciliation capabilities,4. Provides financial forecasting, incorporates OCR Invoice processing (or similar technology) for automated invoice handling,5. Allows users to query data and create new reports using a report builder tool.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-023634
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2023/S 000-023634
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
iplicit Limited
124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £250,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £213,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom