Request for Tenders for the provision of a Cloud Accounting System with training and support for the Community and Comprehensive Schools in the Republic of Ireland

Tender description

Proposals are being sought for the provision for a single service provider to supply, train and support a Cloud Accounting System for each of the Community and Comprehensive Schools in the Republic of Ireland. It is intended to award a contract to a single service provider to this Lot. Tenderers must be able to meet the requirements as set out. The supplies and services to be provided under a fixed price contract are: (i) A Cloud Accounting System (CAS) that fully meets functional and other requirements (ii) A complete implementation service, including project management, migration of da-ta/conversion of data from some existing systems to the new system, commissioning and test-ing. (iii) A training programme, which may require customisation, including ‘train the trainer’ (seven (7) FSSU staff will require training on the new system, including training manuals in collaboration with the FSSU customised for each of the Community and Comprehensive schools. The success-ful tenderer must also make themselves available to join the FSSU in facilitation of several train-ing sessions of school personnel in 2019. A close relationship with the FSSU will be required for the duration of this contract term. (iv) Account System documentation/templates which may require slight customisation to comply with the requirements of Section 18 of the Education Act 1998, for the FSSU and each Communi-ty and Comprehensive school, and (v) On-going support services. Each school requires a high quality, timely, flexible and responsive service for the required cloud accounts system. The timeline for supply, implementation and training is crucial. The Cloud Accounts System is required to be in situ by 1st May 2019, to accommodate training to all the Community and Comprehensive schools. Training must take place over the summer months and the system, suitable for use by the schools must be available for use for (at the least) the 2019-2020 academic school year. The FSSU is co-ordinating and undertaking the tender process on behalf of