Release Notes: Aug 2021

Aug 2021 

Introducing our new 'Package Review' tool where you can access a balanced scorecard to evaluate supplier responses, and share these results with Clients. The balanced scorecard approach enables a comparison between a supplier's cost, their quality, and contribution towards social value - thus helping you to align the sub-contractor selection process to the needs and aspirations of Public Sector clients. This new tool can be found by navigating to a project and clicking 'package review' on the project menu. 

We've also been busy introducing Civils contractors and Social Enterprises to the platform, which can be accessed via a licence assigned by our helpdesk.  

Please feel free to contact our helpdesk at any time and we'll arrange a time to talk you through all the new features. 

Many thanks

Richard

A full breakdown of new features is as follows:

• Introductions of Civils contractor list and Civils trades (accessed via a new licence)
• Updates to Social Partnership Portal (previously Social Enterprise Database)
• "Supply Chain" on the left-hand menu which now combines Contractors, Consultants, Civils & Social Enterprises into one list for ease of searching
• Package review tool
  • Ability to compare work package cost & quality data via a balanced scorecard
  • Ability to share results with Clients and framework operators
  • New 'governance' role, allows users with this role to share package reviews with Clients
• Override Supplier proposal function
  • Allows authorized users to update / edit/remove proposals issued by Suppliers
• Enquiry letter: now updated with Business Unit, when selected
• Warnings:
  • When a user attempts to use the 'run ITT at contract stage', now displays a warning prior to proceeding
  • When a user deletes a document. The platform now provides more information regarding the document usage and if the document can be deleted at this stage