EPOS Operations and Retail Management System

<b>Market Testing for Operation and Retail Management System/s</b> Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of an Operation and Retail Management System/ for use in its Museums and Heritage Service. Swindon Borough Council will be looking to implement a contract for the Operation and Retail Management System/s in Spring 2016, for the new system to be implemented by 2016. <b>Scope of Software</b> Swindon Borough Council has recently reviewed its current Operation and Retail Management Systems, and seeks to replace the system. Swindon Borough Council now seeks to engage with appropriate and experienced suppliers of Operation and Retail Management Systems to explore the practicality of the systems and to seek suppliers' views. Potential suppliers need to be able to demonstrate a track record of having delivered Systems in at least 3 multi-site venues. An outline specification of requirements is available to interested suppliers, and a workshop to deal with questions of clarification is planned to be held on 23rd June 2015 to which, suppliers expressing an interest will be invited. The key element of the requirement is for a technical solution which provides: · A full admission, retail, events and catering software package to include the collation of customer, management and stock information. The requirement currently is for the delivery and implementation of an Operation and Retail Management System with maintenance and support. <b>Other Information </b> There will be a bidder's workshop on 23rd June 2015, please express an interest in this opportunity by e-mailing cmorse@swindon.gov.uk to be invited to the workshop. <b>Contract Period</b> The contract will be initially for a period of 2 year fixed period commencing Spring 2016 with an option to extend for a further 1 year + 1 year subject to satisfactory performance. This is a competitive tender, and a contract will be awarded to the organisation that is deemed to represent the most economical and advantageous tender. For the initial soft market testing stage and invitation to the bidders workshop responses are required to be submitted no later than 18th June 2015, 12.00GMT. To express an interest please contact Cherie Morse by e-mail cmorse@swindon.gov.uk with your contact details.