Southern Water has gone out to tender with a contract for a procurement software package worth an estimated £6 million.
The water company is looking for a supplier to provide a single platform solution that can support end to end procurement processwill be required to cover the following high-level capabilities areas:
- buyer portal and catalogue management
- procure to pay (requisition to receipt and invoice to pay)
- supplier relationship manager
- sourcing execution and category management
- contract lifecycle management
- supplier engagement portal
- contract performance management
The contract term for the provision of the core procurement platform is for an initial term of 6 years with further extension options of up to 4 years.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 15th April 2019 – click here to access the tender documentation
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