More than two and a half years after it began talking to vendors, a city council in northern England has awarded a contract to Workday for £10.7 million ($14 million) to create a finance and HR system that will replace the ageing Oracle ERP installation.
Unitary authority Hull City Council awarded the contract for seven years with an option to extend for an additional three years, according to a contract notice. The deal includes software as a service and implementation services, which amount to £3.1 million ($4 million), the council said.
The four suppliers bidding for the contract had already qualified for a Crown Commercial Service Back Office Software framework worth up to £1.2 billion ($1.56 billion), after encouraging suppliers to submit expressions of interest in February.
A spokesperson for Hull City Council said: “It’s important that the Council has a fit-for-purpose, workable and cost-effective IT system. Workday will provide a platform to help…
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