Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Single Source Regulations Office
Finlaison House, 15-17 Furnival Street
London
EC4A 1AB
Contact
Debbie Hewitt
Telephone
+44 2037714774
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/single-source-regulations-office
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/single-source-regulations-office
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Non Departmental Public Body
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Regulator
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Outsourced Financial Support Services - SSRO-C-124
Reference number
THIS TENDER REQUIREMENT WAS ABANDONED PRIOR TO A CONTRACT AWARD DECISION
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The SSRO is seeking to award a contract for the provision of finance support services, to include day-to-day support for financial accounting, management accounting and payments (staff and suppliers). The supplier will provide a secure web-based finance system, including for the purposes of raising purchase orders and processing/authorising invoices. The supplier will also provide a web-based “self-service” solution for claiming/approving employee expenses. The SSRO may require the supplier, from time to time, to provide professional financial advice, including in relation to taxation and the application of accounting standards.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
LONDON
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The SSRO is seeking to award a contract for the provision of finance support services, to include day-to-day support for financial accounting, management accounting and payments (staff and suppliers). The supplier will provide a secure web-based finance system, including for the purposes of raising purchase orders and processing/authorising invoices. The supplier will also provide a web-based “self-service” solution for claiming/approving employee expenses. The SSRO may require the supplier, from time to time, to provide professional financial advice, including in relation to taxation and the application of accounting standards.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The term of the contract shall be for a period of 3 years and 3 months, with the option for the authority to extend term on up to two occasions, each for a period of 12 months.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
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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 000-008882
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
SSRO-C-124
Title
Outsourced Financial Support Services
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Specification required a finance solution that facilitates transaction reporting to at least four category levels below the chart of accounts. The SSRO has reviewed these requirements and considers that more agile and flexible reporting is needed. Managers increasingly require “self-service” reporting for closer spend monitoring. A strategic shift of the organisation, with the proposed widening of the SSRO’s remit under the Procurement Bill, means Referrals work could increase. Flexible budget management and reporting will support spend reviews, and aid quicker submission of funding requests to the MOD. To facilitate reporting at different levels, the SSRO needs to be able to add more detail, through structural/categories, when processing its transactions into its Finance ledger.
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GO Reference: GO-202377-PRO-23361474
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
N/A
N/A
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Review procedures are as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Proceedings under those Regulations are time limited, and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.