Opportunity

Provision of a Service Charge Solution

  • The Swaythling Housing Society t/a Abri Collins House

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-027618

Published 19 September 2023, 12:21pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Swaythling Housing Society t/a Abri Collins House

Bishopstoke Road Eastleigh Hampshire SO50 6AD

Eastleigh

Contact

Ben Page

Email

Ben.page@abri.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.abri.co.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/abri/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

Housing Association / Charity

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of a Service Charge Solution

Reference number

P/CS 0898/2023

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Abri require a service charge solution to manage our complicated and ever-growing property portfolio. The new system will need to improve our ways of working and create efficiencies. This will involve fewer manual interventions, seamless processing of changes within our housing management software and a suite of reporting that will enable us to report on a wide range of KPI’s.Abri consists of legacy large scale stock transfers, and this has added additional complications such as different accounting years and charging timetables, so the system needs to be versatile enough to account for our large and varied data needs.Another desirable but not mandatory element would be for the system to have the ability to manage rent reviews and component data relating to sinking funds.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £440,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Abri require a service charge solution to manage our complicated and ever-growing property portfolio. The new system will need to improve our ways of working and create efficiencies. This will involve fewer manual interventions, seamless processing of changes within our housing management software and a suite of reporting that will enable us to report on a wide range of KPI’s.Abri consists of legacy large scale stock transfers, and this has added additional complications such as different accounting years and charging timetables, so the system needs to be versatile enough to account for our large and varied data needs.Another desirable but not mandatory element would be for the system to have the ability to manage rent reviews and component data relating to sinking funds.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £440,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

31 December 2023

End date

31 December 2026

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

All information can be found within the ITT documentation. there is option of 1, 2, 3 year renewals/extension up to a total contract period or 6 years

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

20 October 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

23 October 2023

Local time

12:00am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

all additional and supporting information can be found on our tendering platform (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/abri/aspx/Home)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Swaythling Housing Society t/a Abri Collins House

Eastleigh

Country

United Kingdom