FIREFIGHTER PENSIONS ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM

Concepts

• firefighter pensions administration
• birmingham
• business transaction and personal business
• firefighter pensions administration system
• support of a firefighter pensions administration system
• shelf firefighter pensions administration system
• staff of the pension section
• firefighter pension administration services
• new system
• current system

Location

Birmingham

Description

This tender is for licences and support of a Firefighter Pensions Administration System for a period of 5 years with options to extend for a further 5 periods of 12 months. The new system must be available for use by the staff of the Pension section from no later than 5 November 2021. Bidders must be able to provide a standard off the shelf Firefighter Pensions Administration System to enable them to tender for this procurement.

Total Quantity or Scope

West Midlands Fire Service provides Firefighter Pension administration services in house through a dedicated team of three full time staff under the leadership of the Payroll and Pensions Manager. Services are provided to a total membership of 4,439 members. The system is currently used by three members of the Pension section plus the Payroll and Pensions manager on a day to basis. It also provides a view only access to three staff members in the in-house Payroll team. The software for the current system is licenced to the Authority and runs on the Authority’s internal hardware. The preferred organisational approach is to move to Software as a Service for all systems. As part of the tender response Bidders are to indicate if and how they could meet this approach or whether they would recommend an alternative method of delivery.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

One pricing schedule must be submitted for a system run on the Authority's hardware and a second pricing schedule is required for a hosted solution. The contract is award for 5 years with options to extend for a further 5 years

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package
• 72261000 - Software support services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Other Information

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