02.08.11 - Following a rigorous evaluation and selection process, it was announced today that IT Solutions specialist CACI has been awarded a framework agreement by Government Procurement Service to provide Local Government Software Application Solutions.

Under the Agreement CACI will be able to supply Software Application solutions in four Lots:

Lot 2: Management & Finance (Performance Management, Planning and Decision Making Software Application Solutions), Lot 3: Social Care & Education (Social Care related Software Application Solutions), Lot 6: Communities (Electoral Services Software Application Solutions), and Lot 10: Environment & Public Protection (Planning related software).

Under the agreement CACI will be accredited to supply these applications to UK local government departments and related agencies for up to four years.

The software solutions offered by CACI under the agreement will include: performance management, web reporting, integrated children's services software (spanning early years, school education, social care and youth offending), staff rostering and resource scheduling (including mobile working), e-voting, document management, location planning and geographical information systems.

Jeet Khaira, Managing Director of CACI's IT Solutions division, commented:

"I am thrilled that CACI has been awarded all four Lots that it bid for on the Local Government Software Application Solutions framework agreement. Being able to supply our IT solutions and services through these Lots strengthens our position in the market and builds on the success we have already achieved with the Government Procurement Service."

The win follows a lengthy tender exercise and builds on CACI's previous success in winning four Lots in the ICT Consultancy and Delivery Services framework and two Lots in the Software Application Solutions framework.

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For further information contact:

Angela Norman E: anorman@caci.co.uk T: 0161 232 6297

Editor notes

About the Local Government Software Application Solutions Framework

The Local Government Software Application Solutions framework agreement was designed in consultation with Local Government stakeholders for the provision of Software Application Solutions that support the various functions of Local Governments e.g. Planning, Social Care. It is accessible to local government bodies or any Bodies working for those local government bodies to help them discharge their functions. Government Procurement Service (formerly Buying Solutions) is working in partnership with Pro5 to deliver efficient procurement solutions for local government and to bring greater savings through collaboration across the UK public sector.

About the Lots

Lot 2: MANAGEMENT & FINANCE - Performance Management, Planning and Decision Making Software Application Solutions.
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 and committee paper systems.

Lot 3: SOCIAL CARE & EDUCATION - Social Care related Software Application Solutions.
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, and 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 applications, comparison software, scheduling/rostering applications, training related software, asset management applications, Registrar and Coroner software, cemeteries management & administration software, booking systems, self-care related applications, anti-social behaviour related applications.

Lot 6: COMMUNITIES - Electoral Services Software Application Solutions.
Software Application Solutions which specifically enable Local Government Bodies to deliver their functions in the field of electoral services. Including: administration and management of election registers, voting and all associated activities.

Example systems that would support these functions include but are not limited to: secure on-line voting solutions, electoral register software, voting material production software, voter list and address management software, task/event management software.

Lot 10: ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC PROTECTION - Planning related Software Application Solutions.
Software Application Solutions which specifically enable Local Government Bodies to deliver their functions in the field of planning. These functions can include: the administration and management of enquiries, applications, staff and developments, buildings, urban areas and open spaces development control, and receipting, process and allocation of funding grants.
Example systems that would support these functions include but are not limited to: town/community planning software, Land and Property Gazetteer, planning related training applications, planning application portals, geographic information systems, grant management software, fund tracking software.

About Government Procurement Service (formerly Buying Solutions)

Government Procurement Service is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office. Our overall priority is to provide procurement savings for the UK Public Sector as a whole and specifically to deliver centralised procurement for Central Government Departments.

The centralisation, standardisation and aggregation of spend on common goods and services is a key mechanism to deliver significant, sustainable cost reductions to Government. Operating at the heart of Government Procurement, we are playing a key role delivering expert sourcing, category and centralised data management.

Government Procurement Service is a Trading Fund, using a supplier commission model to fund operations and support continuous improvement in Government's procurement capability. We are the largest Professional Buying Organisation (PBO) in the public sector and the only one with a legal remit to trade across the whole of UK public sector.

Our value for money, commercial procurement solutions are fully EU compliant and cover energy, travel, fleet, office solutions, professional services, ICT, eCommerce and property & facilities management, saving customers time and money.