Link is seeking a development project management solution that enables Link to manage it's development programme at an individual development project level and at an overall development programme level. The successful solution should have the required functionality to manage the full lifecycle and milestones during the delivery of development projects i.e. Feasibility, Project Appraisal, Construction, Completion, Handover, Defects completion, Final Certificate. It should provide reporting and Development budget monitoring. It should include functionality to provide financial appraisals and model each development project, considering management and maintenance costs, calculate rental income, provide average unit costs enabling them to assess viability and check against Scottish Government benchmarks for funding levels. In addition, the proposed solution should have the capability to integrate with Link’s existing business systems, and in particular, Aareon QL and Oracle Fusion Cloud.

Ensure Development has an alternative system to the Carista Database that will have the required functionality to manage the full lifecycle and milestones during the delivery of development projects i.e. Feasibility, Project Appraisal, Construction, Completion, Handover, Defects completion, Final Certificate and provide improvements to the current system allowing a greater variety of reporting and Development budget monitoring.  To provide a solution that enables Link to financially appraise and model each development project, considering management and maintenance costs, calculate rental income, provide average unit costs enabling them to assess viability and check against Scottish Government benchmarks for funding levels. Have a proposed solution that has the capability to integrate with Link’s existing business systems, and in particular, Aareon QL and Oracle Fusion Cloud. Have a system that can be implemented and integrated within the required timescales i.e. 6 months from Project Kick-off. Have a system that will also provide adequate and ongoing training and support. Have a system that continues to meet its business needs and commercial aspirations in future years. A system which affords Link better reporting / analytics to allow better decision making i.e., produce reports that are regularly required quickly and easily. Ideally a ‘build your own reports’ functionality will be included to enable flexibility for when these reporting requirements change. Have a system which can provide a high-level dashboard for executive monitoring incorporating a range of programme status indicators