Prior information notice
            This notice is for prior information only
          
Section I: Contracting 
        authority        
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  Powys County Council
  County Hall
  Llandrindod Wells
  LD1 5LG
  UK
  
            Telephone: +44 01597826000
  
            E-mail: mary.salmon@powys.gov.uk
  
            NUTS: UKL24
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: www.powys.gov.uk
  
              Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0354
 
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
  II.1.1) Title
PIN - Powys and Welsh Public Bodies Finance and Purchase to Pay Software System
II.1.2) Main CPV code
  48000000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  A Financial Management System which shall include full functionality to deal effectively and efficiently with all aspects of Accounts Payable and Receivable, Procurement, Internal Trading, Bank Reconciliation, Project Costing, Asset Register, General Ledger, production of Annual Accounts and Budget Holder Reporting (including commitment accounting and data interrogation). An integrated e-procurement module that integrates with the supplier (creditor) database and accounts payable functions is also required.There is a high level scope and specification available to interested parties. Potential Suppliers are invited to comment on the requirements. Information given in response to this PIN could be made available to all Suppliers as part of any subsequent tender exercise which may be undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council. The purpose of this exercise is to obtain Supplier feedback and inform any potential future tender process for a Financial System only.
  II.1.5) Estimated total value
  Value excluding VAT: 
			10 000 000.00 
			  GBP
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        Yes
      
  
                Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
 
II.2) Description
  
          Lot No: 1
  
    II.2.1) Title
    Finance System including Purchase to Pay for Powys County Council
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    66122000
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKL24
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    Lot 1 the intention is for a single supplier to be awarded to this Lot.
    PCC are looking for a Cloud based system.
    Following the procurement exercise a contract may be awarded by Powys County Council
   
  
          Lot No: 2
  
    II.2.1) Title
    Finance System including Purchase to Pay for Welsh Public Bodies
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    66122000
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKL24
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    Lot 2 will be established as a Framework with 3-5 suppliers.  Welsh Public Bodies will be able to run a mini competition to select a Supplier.
    The software solution may be either cloud or on premise, at this stage as we are looking at all the options in the market.
   
 
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
01/09/2017
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
  IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
  
                The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
                
        Yes
      
 
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Participation or non-participation in this process shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of this process shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process.
Participation in this process will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PIN will be reimbursed by the Council.
Any information given in response could be made available to all Suppliers as part of any subsequent Procurement Process
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=69863.
(WA Ref:69863)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/08/2017