CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

Purchase		Rent		Lease
Hire-purchase		Combination of these

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1QU.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Human Resources and Payroll System Project:

The University's current HR and Payroll System was implemented in 2004. In 2015 the University undertook and external review of the HR and Payroll systems provision with the purpose of identifying the best way forward for HR and Payroll technological provision. The review focussed on the need to underpin the University's People Strategy 2015-2020 (see Appendix 1) by the provision of simple, efficient, technology enabled processes (aspiring towards self-service). The People Strategy further supports the University's Strategic Framework goal ‘to ensure that (The University) is an inspiring lace to work, where people are able to develop and realise their potential within a friendly and professional learning community’.

Following an analysis of available options, looking at both current system provision and offline processes, the review recommended that the University goes to market for HR and Payroll as an integrated product.

Current State:

The University's current HR and Payroll System is part of the integrated Agresso Business World product (ABW) provided by Unit 4, used also for finance and purchasing processes within the University. In addition, the Human Resources and Organisation Development Department (HR and OD) use several additional, non-integrated systems for other processes including:

— An in-house staff training database;

— i-grasp for e-recruitment processes;

— A hosted solution called VT2000 for the management of hourly paid academic staff.

Vision:

At the organisational level, our vision is that a new HR and Payroll system will help to deliver 1 of the key elements of the People Strategy — ‘Simple, efficient processes that are technology enabled’. The University primary position is to procure a single technical solution for the capture of full employee life-cycle activity. However, if necessary, best of breed solutions might be considered where the desired functionality cannot be achieved in 1 solution. The University's vision for the new system is that it will deliver:

— A single technical solution for the capture of full employee life-cycle information;

— A focus on maximising manager and employee self-service;

— Sophisticated and robust data and reporting capabilities, including data analytics, to drive decision making;

— The maximisation of operational efficiency through lean and efficient business processes;

— Excellent value for money;

— Effective and robust interfaces with other University systems.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CCCU-0023

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice