Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bury College
Market Street
Manchester
BL9 0BG
Telephone
+44 1612808280
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Bury College - Finance Management System - ITT
Reference number
CA14895 -
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48422000 - Software package suites
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Bury College Invitation to tender for a Finance Management System
Dates: 01st August 2025 – 31st July 2029 (With option to extend 4 x 12 months)
Implementation Plan 1: Implement in Test Environment, fully live 1st August 2025
Implementation Plan 2: Implement in Test Environment, fully live 5th January 2026
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: £215,925.02
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD36 - Greater Manchester North West
- UKD33 - Manchester
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Main site or place of performance
Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bury College Invitation to tender for a Finance Management System
Dates: 01st August 2025 – 31st July 2029 (With option to extend 4 x 12 months)
Implementation Plan 1: Implement in Test Environment, fully live 1st August 2025
Implementation Plan 2: Implement in Test Environment, fully live 5th January 2026
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Customer Requirements / Weighting: 50.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Added Value & Sustainability / Weighting: 10.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Presentations / Weighting: 15.00%
Price - Weighting: 25.00%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
96 month(s) from the commencement date, with 48 initial month(s) and option to extend 4x12 month(s)
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: 2024/S 000-036720
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CA14895
Title
Bury College - Finance Management System - ITT
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ION Industries Ltd
2 Esh Plaza, Sir Bobby Robson Way
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE13 9BA
Telephone
+44 1914661231
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £215,925.02
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.
The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Tenet Education Services
North Lindsey College
Scunthorpe
DN17 1AJ
nigel.dexter@tenetservices.com
Telephone
+44 7879190769
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).