The 3 Councils are seeking to procure a new financial management system. In this era of reduced Government funding tight controls are needed over budgets and spending. With Councils experiencing financial difficulty, financial scrutiny is of paramount importance within the Local Government sector. This requires a transparent, efficient, effective and user-friendly financial management system to improve the financial management skills of non-financial officers.

Interested bidders are asked to note the Mandatory and Exclusion Criteria in the SSQ before making a decision on whether to submit a tender. Particular care should be taken when responding to the GDPR questions and the Mandatory Requirements question.

Bidders are also asked to note that in addition to those Councils jointly procuring this contract, the following additional Councils are eligible to make use of the ensuing contract:

— Oadby and Wigston District Council: value within the overall contract value is 375 000 GBP (including an allowance for implementation),

— Hinckley and Bosworth District Council: value within the overall contract value is 585 000 GBP (including an allowance for implementation).

All Councils named in this procurement reserve the right to increase or decrease the number of software licences they require during the term of the contract as their business need changes.

Please be aware that the Council are looking for a SaaS rather than traditional licencing agreement.