Request for Information

Tender description

Request for Information (RFI) For the Provision of Data Platform Architecture Solution This RFI intends to achieve two main outcomes: 1. Enable Stockport Homes Group (SHG) to understand the requirements for a data platform architecture solution in line with industry capability and capacity. 2. Develop a route to market that will deliver the best value for money for SHG. Brief Overview of Requirement SHG have an ongoing requirement to ensure Evidence Based Decision Making (EBDM) leads their thinking and directs future purchasing decisions. SHG are seeking a data platform architecture solution to align its business objectives by integrating various data technologies across business domains, creating a single trusted source for reporting and analysis. SHG current landscape see's several disparate systems, some hosted in the cloud by third party suppliers and some on-premises which are managed by Stockport Council (SMBC). SHGs main system uses over 2000 tables and is heavily normalised, without access to schema for the database, or a database optimised for reporting meaning that reporting from this database can be a challenge and is reliant on specialists, therefore, reporting cannot be rolled out to the wider organisation. As detailed above SHG work in a challenging reporting environment resulting in requirements such as, but not limited to: • Automate data extraction, transformation, and integration across multiple systems. • Identify the 'golden record' for customers and assets. • Develop a single trusted source for reporting and analysis. • Use the golden record to identify record sets that need attention. • Improve data ownership, data quality and reliability. • Improve business intelligence and insights to support data informed decision making. • Develop our use of predictive and prescriptive analytics - using the science of the data. • Be confident the data presented demonstrates the complete picture. • Increase efficiency and empower decision making. • Remove the need for manual extraction and creation of semi-structured datasets for the purpose of manipulation and analysis. • Develop subject-orientated views of the data, enabling end user reporting. • Reduce the time for BI specialists to deliver reports. • Easily report across all or any systems via the use of integrated views. • Establish time-based analysis and reporting. • Provide a single group view of performance that can be analysed as required. For further information and RFI response questionnaire (Annex A) please visit: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login The closing date for return of completed RFI response questionnaire's is Friday 16th August 2024 @ 12pm.