RFP PHSA 11151 Workforce Management Support and Integration Partner

Solicitation number BC189717

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Closing date and time 2024/03/27 15:00 EDT

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    Description
    This RFP is being issued to identify a Proponent to enter into a non-exclusive Contract between a Proponent and the Health Authority, Provincial Health Services Authority (“PHSA”), for the supply of a system integration partner. This partner will support the ongoing maintenance of their Infor Workforce Management instance (v6.2.4.82) utilized by PHSA.  The selected proponent will also assist in managing large upgrade components and guide the Health Authority at their facilities.

    Vendor Q&A

     
    #RFP Section / Title / VerbiageInfor QuestionPHSA Answer
    1General WFM ScopeHow many employees do you have?  Please break down the employee base by the major category of work (front line law enforcement, office, hourly manufacturing, maintenance, etc…)
     
    N/A
    2General WFM ScopeAre there bargaining agreements/unions?  If so, how many?Yes, 5
    3General WFM ScopeAre there any intricacies within your operation for:
    1. Update of schedules based on changes in production demand or customers
    2. Update of schedules based on employee absences
    Yes to both
    4General WFM ScopeHow will hourly employees have their time events captured?paper
    5General WFM ScopeHow many different sets of pay contracts are there?  Typically, this would be determined by the number of collective bargaining agreements, the number of non-union employee contracts, full time and part time statuses.
     
    We have ~80 calculation groups
    6General WFM ScopeDescribe the anticipated approach for labor allocation within the WFM system.  This might involve allocation of time to departments, cost centers, etc…  What downstream systems require this information?Peoplesoft manages most of the splits which are fed into WFM, which then go back into Peoplesoft
    7General WFM ScopeWill accruals and balances be managed in the Payroll system and sent to WFM or will WFM be the system of record for balances?  What time off accruals need to be included in the system? WFM manages the accruals
    -Vacation
    -Sick
    -CTO
    -special leave
    -Statutory holidays
    -Extended work hours
    8General WFM ScopeAre there any special reports or employee/supervisor alerts required?Yes, there are over 60 custom reports and 30 employee/supervisor alerts
    9General WFM ScopeWhat languages are required?Whatever language Infor WFM uses/requires
    10General WFM ScopeWhat customizations exist today in the current On-Premises WFM solution? Is the expectation to remove customizations and move to 'out of the box' functionality where possible?We will be moving to a completely vanilla/core solution
    11General WFM ScopeWhat do you anticipate you would need support for during the project from IT perspective?NA
    12General WFM ScopeWhat are you using for reporting today for On-Premises WFM?Infor WFM
    13General WFM ScopeWill PHSA be moving from ETM to employee self-service?Yes
    14General WFM ScopeIs there any historical data that you wish to not migrate that we need to be aware of?No
    15General WFM ScopeCan you describe how you use quick call today?It is used to communicate with clinical/paramedic staff for shift availability
    16General WFM ScopeAre there any other third parties that we need to aware from a WFM perspective?-SMS service provided by Swift

    -IVR service provided by Datatel

    -Absence management service provided by Engenic

    -HCM is Peoplesoft will be moving to Workday
     
     

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    Provincial Health Services Authority (Incl. BCCSS)
    Contracting authority
    Ted Gagnon
    Email
    ted.gagnon@phsa.ca
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