S1205 Provision of ERP System Integrator Professional Services to Support the Implementation of SAP S/4 HANA

Concepts

• belfast
• information technology
• information systems
• consultancy services
• programming services
• systems and user software
• financial systems
• sap
• sap business objects
• sap products

Location

Northern Ireland

Description

The purpose of this Procurement is to appoint an ERP System Integrator Professional Services Provider to support NIE Networks in the delivery of its SAP S/4 HANA implementation programme. Bidders should refer to the Specification document and supporting documentation which provide detailed background and further information on the requirements.

Total Quantity or Scope

NIE Networks Ltd has been operating on SAP products since 1999 when SAP ECC was implemented with SAP Business Objects and SRM was added in 2008. In 2012 the company made a strategic investment by implementing the utility application SAP IS-U (separate instance) and SAP BW, further adding to the utilisation of SAP products and establishing a core technology platform on NIE Networks Ltd IT estate. The SAP applications form a fundamental platform in supporting the core NIE Networks business and market processes. Multiple internal non-SAP applications and external partner systems are integrated with the SAP system estate, working together to provide end to end business capabilities and overall compliance with Regulatory, Market and Statutory obligations. From the end of 2027, the current version of SAP ERP transitions to extended vendor support arrangements and will be out of full support by the end of 2030. NIE Networks Ltd plans to upgrade to SAP S/4 HANA to ensure interoperability with current systems be maintained and to fully leverage new technologies and functionalities on an established platform, thus maintaining a stable and secure system within the company's IT estate. The purpose of the Contract will be the provision of Systems Integrator services to support the design, build and deployment of the upgrade of the current SAP (ECC, SRM and IS-U) systems to the new S/4HANA solution and supporting applications. It is currently anticipated that the solution scope will include, but not limited to: - Migrating from SAP ECC6.0, SRM and IS-U to SAP S/4 HANA - Migrating from SAP Business Objects and Business Warehouse to a new SAP reporting architecture - Migration of a bespoke Job Management System (JMS), which supports the New Connections function, to S/4 HANA The Services Scope includes but is not limited to: Programme and Project Governance & Management including Quality Assurance; Business Process Design & Gap Identification; SAP S/4 HANA Detailed Design; Solution Build (Configuration & RICEFWs) & Unit Testing; Support for Data Cleansing & Non-SAP Extraction; SAP Data Extraction and Data Transformation & Load; Test Management, Tooling & Train the Testers; Planning, Preparation, Execution and Closure of Unit, System and Integration Testing; Support for User Acceptance, Non-Functional & Market Cutover Planning & Management; Support for Business Readiness Testing & End-User Training and Training Documentation; Cutover Execution; Go-live Support (Hypercare); SAP S/4 HANA Technical Architecture & Basis; Organisational Change Management, Communications and Training; Project Tooling e.g. process modelling, data migration and legacy retention, code remediation, testing and training; SAP S/4 HANA Licence Advice; Optional Service: SAP S/4 HANA Supplier Licence Management & Resale.

Renewal Options

The Contract will be for an initial term beginning on the Effective Date (as defined in the Contract) and ending four (4) years later, followed by up to two (2) extension periods of one (1) year each at NIE Networks’ sole discretion, providing a maximum potential Contract duration of six (6) years from the Effective Date

CPV Codes

• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 48000000 - Software package and information systems
• 48100000 - Industry specific software package
• 48217000 - Transaction-processing software package
• 48430000 - Inventory management software package
• 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package
• 48490000 - Procurement software package
• 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
• 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
• 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
• 72212442 - Financial systems software development services
• 72212451 - Enterprise resource planning software development services
• 72212490 - Procurement software development services
• 72212517 - IT software development services
• 72212700 - Software development services utilities
• 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
• 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
• 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
• 72224100 - System implementation planning services
• 72224200 - System quality assurance planning services
• 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
• 72260000 - Software-related services
• 72265000 - Software configuration services
• 72300000 - Data services
• 72500000 - Computer-related services
• 72514000 - Computer facilities management services
• 72590000 - Computer-related professional services
• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
• 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

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