PAN Defra NEC Contract Management System

Tender description

PAN Defra NEC Contract Management System Authority requires to provide a Contract Management System (CMS) and any related services in order for Defra to manage various New Engineering Contracts (NEC), supporting a number of key infrastructure assets. Authority is seeking a direct supplier to provide a ‘Commercial off the shelf’ (COTS), ‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS), that also has the capability and expertise to manage all standard requirements of New Engineering Contract (NEC) model services, NEC3 and NEC4 contract forms, processes, clauses and roles promoted under NEC ways of working across the Defra Group. The supplier shall also provide full implementation, transition and data migration support, initial and ongoing training and initial and ongoing technical support and all necessary system maintenance and upgrades throughout the contract term. Initial 5year term +1+1+1 NEC contract management is an ongoing requirement for departments across the Authority. The suite of NEC contracts that are used by the Authority include, but are not limited to, the Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC), Engineering and Construction Short Contract (ECSC), Facilities Management Contract (FMC), Term Service Contract (TSC) and Professional Services Contract (PSC). As multiple partner agencies across the Authority use this standard suite of contracts, one system is being sought to enable consistency and improved ways of working across the Authority group.