Tenders Are Invited For It Services: Consulting, Software Development, Internet And Support – Vr-Group: Procurement Solution - Invitation To Participate

It Services: Consulting, Software Development, Internet And Support – Vr-Group: Procurement Solution - Invitation To Participate. Vr-Group Plc (Hereinafter Also Vr Or Contracting Entity) Is Starting With This Procurement Notice A Tendering Process To Procure, Implement And Support Modern Cloud-Based Procure To Pay Solution (Later Also “Procurement Solution” Or “Solution”) For The Entire Vr-Group As Defined Below. Vr Is Looking For A Solution Or Solutions As Well As Supplier Who Will Implement The Solution And Provide Continuous Support After Implementation. The Scope Of The Procurement Will Cover All These Aspects: Technology/Licenses, Implementation Project, And Application Management Service. Implementation Project Will Include On-Site Days In Helsinki And Stockholm At The Vr Offices. The Objective Is To Replace With The Procurement Solution Multiple Procurement Solutions Currently In Use In Finland And Sweden. Also, The Aim Is That The Functionalities Would Be As Out-Of-The-Box As Possible To Fit Vr Needs, Minimizing The Need For Extensive Customization. The Aim Is That The Procurement Solution Would Contain Capabilities For, But Not Limited To, The Following Areas: - Category Management - Supplier Onboarding And Approval - Supplier Master Data Management - Supplier Lifecycle Management - Supplier Evaluation And Assessments - Supplier Portal - Sourcing Analysis - Tendering - Contract Management - Configurable Approval Workflows - Catalogue Purchasing, Including Supplier Webshop Punchouts - Free Text Purchasing - Hourly-Based Service Purchasing - Receiving Of E-Invoices From Suppliers - 3-Way Auto-Matching Of Purchase Invoices - Integration Capabilities From/To 3Rd Party Systems - Capability To Provide Data To Data Platform And/Or 3Rd Party Analytics Tools Furthermore, The Solution Needs To Be Able To Produce Data For Sustainability Reporting. The Expectation Is That Sustainability Data, Among Other Externally Available Supplier-Related Data, Is Retrievable From External Sources To The Procurement Solution. Inventory Management And Requisitioning Of Inventory Items Is Done In External Systems (Vr’S Business Erps: Infor Ln, Microsoft Business Central, Autofutur), From Which The Purchase Requests Are To Be Fed Via Integration(S) To The New Procurement Solution. The New Procurement Solution Shall Communicate Seamlessly With Vr’S Business Erps To Exchange Timely Information About Requirements, Suppliers, Contracts, Catalog Items, Purchase Order Confirmations, Delivery Notifications, Receipts, And Received Invoices. Vr Has Ambition To Expand No-Po-No-Pay Policy To Cover The Whole Vr Group. Furthermore, Vr Is Targeting To Significantly Improve P2p Performance, For Example In Terms Of Process Automation, Savings, Contract Compliance, And Invoice Auto-Matching. Other Accounts Payable Processes Than Purchase Invoice Handling, I.E. Payments, Reconciliation, Postings, And Travel And Expense Claims Handling Are Done In Separate System(S) Outside Procurement Solution. Non-Po Invoice Handling Can Be Done In Existing Purchase Invoice Handling Solution, Basware P2p, Or In The