Financial management system supplier - Find a freedom of information request

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) to request the following information from your finance and procurement departments:

1. Could you provide details on your current financial management system supplier: For example, 'Oracle', 'One Advanced', 'Integra', or 'Other' (If 'Other', please provide details)?

2. How many users are licensed for the financial management system?

3. Is your financial management system licensed on a subscription basis?

4. Does your current financial management system provide a procurement solution? For example, the 'Purchase to pay' capability.

5. Is your financial management system currently using multi-company functionality, i.e., providing separate accounting functionality for more than one business entity?

6. Do you use any third-party business intelligence software alongside your financial management system? For example, 'Qlik', 'Microsoft Power BI', or 'Other'. (If 'Other', please provide details)?

7. What is the delivery platform for your current financial management system? For example, 'Oracle Cloud', 'AWS', 'Microsoft Azure'. Alternatively, please confirm if the system is hosted on-premises?

8. Does your financial management system supplier provide other management services in addition to product support and maintenance?

9. Can you provide details of the current length/renewal/end date of this contract?

10. Who is the main point of contact for this contract? Please provide their name, title, and contact details.

11. Which board member has responsibility for the finance department. Please provide their name, title, and contact details. 

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. Unit 4 Business World ERP

2. Various for different modules

3. Annual support model

4. Yes the current financial management system provides a procurement solution 

5. Yes the financial management system currently uses multi-company functionalities

6. The third-party business intelligence software alongside the financial management system is Power BI

7. Microsoft Azure

8. No the financial management system supplier does not provide any other management services in addition to product support and maintenance.

9. License agreement until 2040

10.Miles Winterburn, Head of Systems, Miles.winterburn@lincolnshire.gov.uk

11.Andrew Crookham, Executive Director of Resources, Andrew.crookham@lincolnshire.gov.uk