Procurement software package

Tender description

Source to contract software solution — Full details available in procurement documents that can be accessed upon expression of interest sent to S2csystem@sse.com The authority is looking to procure a solution capable of managing the full sourcing lifecycle from initial demand management, through project creation, tender event issuing and scoring, contract negotiation and award and through to contract renewal. The solution will be used by a centralised procurement function to support multiple and varied business units across the authority. This includes: (i) procurement activities that must be undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 UK legislation and the European Union procurement directives; and (ii) procurement activities that are non-regulated but follow procurement best practice of fairness and transparency. The awarded solution would need to provide an exceptional user interface with ease of use and, with the capability to digitalise the authority’s source to contract process, resulting in a paperless procurement function. Being capable of providing plug and play capability which is configurable to the authority’s needs avoiding any customisation. Key objectives in procuring this solution would also be achieving a high level of compliance, integration and efficiency which will provide the foundation for the authority’s mission statement to have a world class Procurement and Commercial Team. The main stages of the process that the solution needs to support are: demand management, procurement project management, sourcing events and contract management. Supplier instructions: All procurement documentation pertaining to this PQQ will be accessible via an External SharePoint Site. Access to the External SharePoint Site will be granted upon an expression of interest being sent via email to Potential Suppliers to S2csystem@sse.com The email requesting access should contain a maximum of three first name, last name and email addresses of users from the potential supplier that are to be granted access to the External SharePoint Site. Users (to the maximum of three) can be added at any time up to the closing date for clarification questions by emailing first name, last name and email address to S2csystem@sse.com