Purpose

Re-procurement of the corporate Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) system, Oracle Fusion. The system is a
Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) with subscription licenses for
Finance, Procurement, HR and Payroll and associated
software.

Decision

To approve the award of a new
five-year contract to Oracle Corporation UK Ltd for the provision
of Oracle Fusion Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) subscriptions
and associated services, commencing 24 February 2026.

 

To approve the annual contract cost
of £1,353,326.65, excluding VAT (£1,623,991.98
including VAT) giving a total contract value of £6,766,633.25
excluding VAT (£8,119,959.90 including VAT) over the
five-year term.

 

Give authorisation to the Assistant
Director Technology to finalise the call-off documentation under
the Crown Commercial Service RM6285 Back Office Software 2
Framework and complete necessary contractual formalities with the
supplier.

 

To note that the contract will be
funded from the existing Digital, Data and Technology revenue
budgets. Funding shortfall will be addressed as part of the
council’s ongoing review of technology spending with any
future increases requiring management through the Council’s
financial planning processes.