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Enterprise Resource Planning System

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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30 Sep 2026 at 12:11

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council procured continued access to Oracle Fusion, its enterprise resource planning system for finance, human resources, payroll and procurement. The requirement includes additional analytics functionality and licence volumes aligned with the Council’s current business needs. Oracle Fusion supports the Council’s financial, workforce and procurement operations. The work is for the Council in Sandwell, West Midlands. The procurement is for enterprise resource planning software and associated cloud services, rather than a new system implementation.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award to Oracle Corporation UK Holdings Limited. The Council’s rationale was that Oracle holds exclusive rights to the platform and there were no reasonable alternatives. The published description says the renewal covers two years, from 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2028. The award is valued at £2,412,716 excluding VAT (£2,894,611 including VAT). The award record gives a contract period ending 30 October 2028 and schedules signature for 31 October 2026. No separate award decision date is stated. One lot covered the requirement; no evaluation criteria are set out.

This award shows ongoing demand at Sandwell Council for a business-critical ERP platform spanning finance, HR, payroll and procurement, with cloud services, analytics and licences sized to organisational needs. Oracle’s existing platform and exclusive rights were central to the direct award, so a competing supplier would need to offer a credible alternative that can support these interconnected corporate functions and meet the Council’s operational requirements. Relevant strengths would include enterprise-scale ERP delivery, reliable cloud operations, analytics capability and the capacity to support a council-wide system. The Council’s rationale also highlights the value it places on continuity and protecting its investment in an established system; suppliers competing for a future requirement would need a persuasive transition and service proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Enterprise Resource Planning System

Notice Description

Sandwell Council are looking to direct award a contract to Oracle Corporation UK Limited for the continued provision of the Council's Oracle Fusion Cloud Services for a two-year period from 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2028. Oracle Fusion is the Council's business-critical Enterprise Resource Planning system supporting Finance, Human Resources, Payroll and Procurement. Following commercial negotiations, a renewal cost for 2 years has been secured, including additional analytics functionality and licence volumes reflecting current business need.

Procurement Information

Oracle Fusion was approved as the Council's Enterprise Resource Planning system in October 2019, appointing Oracle Corporation UK Limited for an initial 5-year term with an option to extend for a further 2 years. The system went live in October 2024, following a Council-wide transformation programme, and now underpins Finance, HR, Payroll and Procurement across the organisation. Oracle Fusion is the platform through which the Council manages its financial resources, workforce and procurement activity, and its continued operation supports the delivery of all Corporate Plan priorities by ensuring corporate resources are managed efficiently, effectively, and transparently. The Council's own Programme Completion Report identified ninety benefits mapped to the Council's strategic priorities following go-live, including improved budget monitoring, automated approvals, and significant productivity gains for staff. The renewal protects the Council's investment in Oracle Fusion and ensures continued access to systems that are essential to the effective management of financial, workforce and procurement functions. (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d74
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092312-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48451000 - Enterprise resource planning software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,412,716 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Oct 2028 - 30 Oct 2028 24 hours
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OLDBURY
Postcode
B69 3DE
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG37 Sandwell
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sandwell
Electoral Ward
Oldbury
Westminster Constituency
West Bromwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ORACLE CORPORATION UK HOLDINGS LIMITED

Further Information

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