Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System

The Contract covers the provision, implementation, configuration, support and maintenance of a unified cloud based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The ERP solution will support the Council's core back-office functions, including finance, procurement, budgeting, human resources, reporting, workflow automation and associated management information requirements.

The contract includes software licences, implementation services, user training, support, maintenance, hosting and ongoing development services. The procurement was undertaken by a direct award through the Government Commercial Agency's (GCA) Back Office Software 2 (BOS2) framework agreement.

The Council awarded a contract under the Government Commercial Agency's (GCA) Back Office Software 2 (BOS2) framework agreement using the framework's direct award mechanism. The requirement is for a cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution to support the Council's core business functions, including financial management, procurement, budgeting, human resources, reporting, workflow management and associated corporate services.

The scope of the contract includes software licences/subscriptions, implementation and configuration services, training, hosting, support, maintenance and associated professional services. The Council determined that the awarded supplier's solution met its requirements and represented the most appropriate framework solution in accordance with the terms and award provisions of the BOS2 framework agreement.