Planning

Housing 21 - Finance System - Market Engagement

  • HOUSING 21

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-017702

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-046e42

Published 7 June 2024, 11:46am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

HOUSING 21

Tricorn House,51-53 Hagley Road

BIRMINGHAM

B168TP

Contact

Oliver Butts

Email

Oliver.Butts@housing21.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG31 - Birmingham

Companies House

Housing 21

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.housing21.org.uk/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Housing 21 - Finance System - Market Engagement

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48442000 - Financial systems software package

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Housing 21 request that market engagement response is submitted via Delta E Sourcing (https://www.delta-esourcing.com/) using ACCESS CODE: 9Z3545K74B. Documents with further information on the market engagement process are available to view here.

Housing 21 wishes to use conduct a 'soft market engagement exercise' seeking experienced, capable Software as a Service (SaaS) suppliers and/or Solutions Integrators with a proven, successful history of delivering and integrating a new finance system to clients in the UK Housing Sector, within the last 5 years.

Specifically, we are interested in consulting with suppliers and/or integrators who have delivered and integrated the following capabilities:

1. Core Finance System (must have delivered)

a. Accounts Payable

b. Accounts Receivable

c. Sales Invoicing

d. Cash Book

e. General Ledger

f. Fixed Assets & asset management

g. Budgeting & Forecasting

2. Enhanced Finance capabilities (should have delivered)

a. Purchase - to - Pay- (P2P) including works orders and repairs.

b. Variable Service charge management

c. Tax & treasury

3. Extended Finance capabilities (could have delivered)

a. Supplier and contract management

b. Medium to long term planning scenarios

4. Shared Services (must have delivered)

a. Enforced standard data entry format across all modules.

b. API links to different systems for auto posting/flow of transactions/data.

c. Dashboards, Reports and Self-Serve Report Builder.

d. Electronic document management & templates

e. Hybrid (electronic and physical delivery) mail capability.

f. Printing.

g. Role-based-access controls, permissions & approvals, audit-trail.

This exercise aims to seek draft specification and draft pricing schedule feedback to Housing 21, (Section 1-this document) from suppliers, with a view to supporting Housing 21 progress the specification to concluding form.

The primary objective of the exercise is to achieve, an informative, accurate specification to act as an effective medium to be used in a future competition.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48441000 - Financial analysis software package
  • 48442000 - Financial systems software package
  • 48443000 - Accounting software package
  • 48444000 - Accounting system

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Housing 21 wishes to use conduct a 'soft market engagement exercise' seeking experienced, capable Software as a Service (SaaS) suppliers and/or Solutions Integrators with a proven, successful history of delivering and integrating a new finance system to clients in the UK Housing Sector, within the last 5 years.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 November 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Housing 21 request that this response is submitted via Delta E Sourcing (https://www.delta-esourcing.com/) using ACCESS CODE: 9Z3545K74B.