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Published 18 May 2023, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Accounts Payable Duplicate Payment & Audit Software

Official notice

Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£490,000≈ £163k / year
Submissions closed 14 Jul 2023awarded 1 Sept 2023
Awarded to Fiscal Technologies Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 20 Aug 2026 · extension options published · starts 21 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Accounts Payable Team process over 950,000 transactions every year on behalf of the Authority and other entities. The team currently use a software package to audit the finance system to discover duplicate payments and uses this information to prevent potentially fraudulent transactions and claw back payments made in error from suppliers. The Authority is looking to procure replacement COTS software licences, including support, maintenance and training.

CPV: Computer-related services · Software supply services · Software-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A duplicate and fraudulent payment auditing COTS software system is in scope of this…AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£490,000

A duplicate and fraudulent payment auditing COTS software system is in scope of this contract.

HCC is looking to contract for a period of 3 years with optional extensions of 4 x 12 month periods up to a total contract term of 7 years.

The Authority requires a COTS solution which has a product lifecycle/road map that supports this contract term and must allow HCC the option to take up additional features/improvements during the contract term.

Support and maintenance of the system is in scope of this contract.

HCC wishes to procure 15 licences initially, but there needs to be scope to increase the number of licences to at least 20 if required during the contract term.

The current number of transactions is circa 950,000 per year, but the system must have the ability to increase to 1.5M transactions per year and also have the ability to cater for double the current volume of transactions should HCC require this during the contract term.

The system must have the scope to process double the number of supplier records should HCC require this during the contract term.

The system and the HCC data held within it must be hosted in the UK or the EEA and must not be transferred or processed outside the UK or EEA. Additional information: This contract was awarded on a Price Per Quality Point Basis.

Contract period: 21 Aug 2023 – 20 Aug 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East · Please refer to the ITT documents on our procurement portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home
Extensions: The contract will have options to extend on an annual basis for a four year period after the initial three year term. · The contract will have options to extend on an annual basis for a four year period after the initial three year term.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 May 2023, 15:46 BST
Last source update
8 Nov 2023, 11:48 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
CR19403
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033020
Classification (CPV)
Computer-related servicesSoftware supply servicesSoftware-related services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cd8f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
14 Jul 2023, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Jun 2023 → 8 Nov 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    26 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Jul 2023, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    14 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    21 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    8 Nov 2023, 11:48 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    16 Jun 2023, 12:36 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    16 Jun 2023, 12:36 BST
  3. Deadline published: 14 Jul 2023, 14:00 BST
    16 Jun 2023, 12:36 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    16 Jun 2023, 12:36 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    8 Nov 2023, 11:48 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    8 Nov 2023, 11:48 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £157,7131 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fiscal Technologies LtdAccounts Payable Duplicate Payments & Audit Software£157,713 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Accounts Payable Duplicate Payments & Audit Software · Fiscal Technologies Ltd

    Signed
    1 Sept 2023
    Value
    £157,713
    Period
    … – 20 Aug 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Castle, WINCHESTER, South East, SO238UJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria