Contract for Outsourced Finance Support Service

Maintain the integrity of the financial database and chart of accounts by undertaking periodic housekeeping and reconciliation routines on the General Ledger.

Contract summary

Industry

Software package and information systems – 48000000

Location of contract

EC4A 1AB

Value of contract

£1 – £155k

Published date

17 April 2019

Closing date

15 May 2019

Contract start date

01 July 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Description

Detailed description of the notice you are adding:

The Defence Reform Act 2014 established the Single Source Regulations Office (“SSRO”) as an independent regulator of the UK Government’s procurement of single source military equipment and services. The SSRO is the custodian of the single source procurement framework and has a number of functions under the Act and the Single Source Contract Regulations 2014.
The SSRO is seeking to award a 36-month contract (plus an initial 3months for Implementation) for the provision of Outsourced Finance Support Services. The SSRO requires these services to ensure the efficient and effective discharge of its functions.

The Outsourced Finance Support services which the SSRO requirements are summarised in the below:

Finance service Financial Accounting Services: maintain the integrity of the financial database and chart of accounts by undertaking periodic housekeeping and reconciliation routines on the General Ledger.

Management Accounting Service: maintain the integrity of the structures (e.g. chart of accounts, activity centre structure, journal definitions) within the financial database.

Resource accounts: ensure this element of the Annual Report and Accounts provides a true and fair view of the SSRO’s financial position at the time of the preparation of the accounts.

Payments to suppliers and employees: provision of a payments service via a secure environment within the parameters of available systems controls, for the upload of purchase ledger transactions, through to the production and dispatch of the required payment instrument, (including BACS and CHAPS).

About the buyer

Contact name

The Single Sourcing Regulations Office (SSRO)

Address

Finlaison House,15-17 Furnival Street
LONDON
EC4A1AB
England

Email

Tenders@ssro.gov.uk

Other information

Attachments

Part A Information Document

Part A – OFSS_ Information Document.docx

Form of tender

Appendix 1 – Form of Tender.docx

Statement of Conduct

Appendix 2 – Statement of Conduct.docx

Part B Evaluation Document

Part B – OFSS_Evaluation Document.docx

Part D Pricing Document

Part D_OFSS Document_ Pricing Document.xlsx

SSRO Contract

Part C – SSRO Terms and Conditions.docx

How to apply

Please apply directly to the buyer using the contact details provided, or follow the instructions given in the notice description or information section.