Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cee-1503-7026-9e88-cdb216d31cd5/finance-payroll-purchasing-system [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBrestricted procedureSuitable for SMEs # Finance, payroll & purchasing system [Blackpool and the Fylde College](https://tendernation.io/buyers/blackpool-and-the-fylde-college) Estimated value £600,000 to £750,000 Published 29 Jun 2023 Deadline Closed 4 Aug 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender B&FC employs around 1,000 staff. and runs separate on-premises HR (Zellis) and Financial (Advanced Business Solutions) systems the ideal solution would be a single modular system for all these functions. 18 Finance/Payroll/Procurement power users, 9 HCM Power Users and, 1200 users of the employee self-serve portal/app. ### Non-Functional Requirements Ideally in use at several peer, reference organisations Cloud/Hybrid cloud deployment ### Cross-Functional Requirements Out of the Box workflows for common processes such as new suppliers, payment requests, manual sales/credit notes, journal and user access requests, new employee requests. Low/No Code workflow development capability ### Case management and case work-loading Tight modular integration between Finance, Payroll and HR. Fully functional and easy to use Employee Self Service portal for desktop and mobile. Flexible Reporting and dashboards and/or a data warehouse to act as a PowerBI data-source provided. Automated insights to highlight anomalies/trends and key areas for improvement. Integration into a digital signature platform such as Adobe Sign. Online knowledge base or integrated help and advice. Delegation authority based on rules and absence. ### Finance Functional Summary OCR data collation from source documents ### Auto invoice/receipt matching Debt Management function inc. debt dashboard, letter/email templates, credit limit prompts, contact notes and diary reminders Cashflow forecasting and key metric calculation ### Bank account data integration Integrated Tax reporting inc. partial exemption. ### MTD compliant outputs Financial Planning - Budget and forecasting Contract/Supplier Management and reporting ### Seamless P2P/eProcurement ### Payroll/HR Functional Summary The functions below are indicative of the scope of the solution B&FC seeks to acquire. Talent Acquisition (Recruitment, Selection, On-Boarding) ### Talent Management Performance Management ### Attendance Management Organisation Management with succession planning and easy to maintain hierarchy, with post-to-post transfer, (employees must be able to hold more than one post concurrently.) ### Learning Management System ### Technical Functional Summary All systems must support Azure AD-based SSO for authentication and user provisioning/de-provisioning HR system must be able to act as the authority for employee user account provisioning/de-provisioning into an IAM system, such as Microsoft Identity Manager Finance system must be able to integrate with our on-prem student information system (Tribal EBS) Browser-based interface for all users is desirable ### Next Steps If your organisation would like to express an interest please email with full contact details. Interested parties can also register on B&FC's Intend Portal in preparation for the live procurement.[in-](https://in-) tendhost.co.uk/blackpoolandthefylde/aspx/Home . Read full description ## CPV classification Business transaction and personal business software package Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ab9e92d3-e17d-41bc-aba4-00c1591fc282) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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