Capita has successfully secured a place on the recently rebranded Government Procurement Service’s (formerly known as Buying Solutions) Local Government Software Application Solutions Framework Agreement. We now have the following Lots:
- Lot 1: Management and Finance – revenues, benefits and finance software application solutions
- Lot 2: Management and Finance – performance management, planning and decision making software application solutions
- Lot 3: Social Care and Education - social care related software application solutions
- Lot 5: Social Care and Education - libraries, museums and leisure related software application solutions
- Lot 7: Communities - social housing software application solutions
- Lot 9: Environment and Public Protection - highways and transport software application solutions.
The Lots in more detail
Framework RM865 Local Government Software Applications Solutions
Lot 1: Management and Finance – revenues, benefits and finance software application solutions
This Lot provides for software application solutions which specifically enable local government bodies to deliver their functions in the field of revenue, benefits and finance, including:
- administration and management of purchasing
- payments and receipt
- process and payment of revenue and benefits.
Example systems that would support these functions include but are not limited to:
- Revenue and Benefits systems
- Cash-receipting
- Domestic and Business Rates systems
- Accounting software
- Invoicing packages
- e-Marketplace solutions
- Cashless payment solutions (including EPOS)
- Transactions journals
- Financial reporting software
- Budgetary software.
Lot 2: Management and Finance – performance management, planning and decision making software application solutions
This Lot provides for software application solutions which specifically enable local government bodies to deliver their functions in the field of performance management (of both individuals and the organisation), planning and decision making.
Example systems that would support these functions include but are not limited to:
- performance/target tracking and reporting
- assessments and appraisals
- training related software
- project and programme management
- risk management
- asset management
- fleet management
- committee paper systems.
Lot 3: Social Care and Education - social care related software application solutions
This Lot provides for software application solutions which specifically enable local government bodies to deliver their functions in the field of social care, including:
- administration and management of enquiries
- care teams
- care-related establishments and assets
- tracking, recording and reporting on targets
- cases and trends
- needs assessments.
Example systems that would support these functions include, but are not limited to:
- adults
- children
- combined and integrated social care systems
- home care and domiciliary care systems
- foster care and adoption related software
- social care-related case management
- applicationscomparison software
- scheduling/rostering applications
- training-related software
- asset management applications
- Registrar and Coroner software
- cemeteries management and administration software
- booking systems
- self-care related applications
- anti-social behaviour related applications.
Lot 5: Social Care and Education - libraries, museums and leisure related software application solutions
This Lot provides for software application solutions which specifically enable local government bodies to deliver their functions in the field of libraries, museums and leisure, including:
- administration and management of enquiries
- bookings
- admissions
- memberships
- buildings and assets.
Example systems that would support these functions include but are not limited to:
- RFID
- library management systems
- library automation (including web user interface)
- cataloguing systems
- collection management systems
- leisure management systems
- booking systems (including online booking systems)
- allotment administration software
- interactive software
- translation software
- facilities booking systems.
Lot 7: Communities - social housing software application solutions
This Lot provides for software application solutions which specifically enable local government bodies to deliver their functions in the field of social housing including:
- administration and management of enquiries
- registers
- tenant lists
- waiting lists
- assets
- housing stock.
Example systems that would support these functions include but are not limited to:
- housing maintenance software
- tenant management software
- housing/estates management systems
- shared-ownership applications
- asset management applications.
Lot 9: Environment and Public Protection - highways and transport software application solutions
This Lot provides for software application solutions which specifically enable local government bodies to deliver their functions in the field of highways and transport, including:
- administration
- management and enforcement of road safety
- rights of way, traffic, fares, highway equipment
- works management.
Example systems that would support these functions include but are not limited to:
- route planning software
- geographic information systems
- road maintenance and repair software
- public transport planning software
- fares management applications
- logistics applications
- traffic management solutions
- traffic control solutions
- vehicle tracking systems
- rights of way management software
- penalty notice solutions.
Capita provides software solutions for small, medium and large-scale organisations. Where necessary, we also have partnering arrangements with other major software vendors to deliver the capability required to fulfil your requirement.
For advice on which Framework Lot is most appropriate for your organisation’s requirements, please contact us or the Government Procurement Service’s ICT Category team.