---
title: "Award of SSP - Business Readiness Manager"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000720167"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000720167"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000720167.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000720167.json"
source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2023-02-14"
---

# Award of SSP - Business Readiness Manager

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000720167

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000720167)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000720167.json)

## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded the contract for the "Award of SSP - Business Readiness Manager" to Harvey Nash. The contract is valued at £204,953 and falls under the services category. The procurement process started on February 27, 2023, and will end on January 26, 2024. The contract was signed on February 14, 2023. The Scottish Government aims to improve the performance and efficiency of corporate shared services through the implementation of Oracle Fusion Cloud.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialised in IT services, consulting, software development, and Internet support. The Scottish Government is seeking suppliers to assist in the transformational Corporate Shared Services Programme. Businesses with expertise in change management, user communications, process adaptation, and risk management would be well-suited to compete for this tender. There is a focus on improving customer experience and organisational efficiency through the adoption of cloud-based ERP solutions.

## Notice

The Scottish Government is embarking on a new flagship change programme to improve the performance and efficiency of how corporate shared services are provided to core Scottish Government and other public bodies in Scotland.With significant multi-year investment in technology planned, the corporate Shared Services Programme (SSP) will deliver the implementation of Oracle Fusion Cloud, a modular based cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution at an overall cost of around PS20m. The SSP will deploy the solutions and platforms required to enable operational and cultural change to meet user needs and provide a better customer experience. The scope of the programme is across HR, Finance, (RTR, EPM, PTP & OTC) for core organisations and budgeting/forecasting and financial consolidation across the wider public sector. Our initial ambition is to replace old on premise customised technology to new cloud based integrated ERP / EPM Solutions, to allow the credible running of modern finance function with robust data structures and the basics of a customer and service driven management culture. The Programme will also provide a foundation for further growth to support the government's wider vision for shared services and the ability to be a data driven organisation.This role is based in the newly formed Corporate Transformation Directorate which encompasses the Shared Services Programme (SSP) and other transformational programmes. This role itself will sit within the Business Readiness workstream and will be responsible for ensuring business readiness of one or more of the customer organisationsResponsibilitiesThe BRM will be a major force in executing the SSP Business Change Strategy, working with customer organisation(s) receiving the new system to ensure their business readiness by managing, coordinating, and supporting:* User Communications and Engagement - raising awareness and commitment and local ownership* Change Impact Analysis - identifying, assessing, and maintaining a common data set and CIA tool and Adoption Dashboards* Requirements Traceability - ensuring local needs are mapped to the standard Oracle solution* Process Adaptation - supporting the alignment of local processes to the standard Oracle processes* Risk Management - working with the programme to manage opportunities and risks impacting the programme and BAU operations* User Testing and Training - coordinating user participation in key transition activities* Post Go-Live Support - helping to establish the support arrangements immediately after system cut-over* Resource Coordination - ensuring the organisation's Business Managers, Process Champions, Super Users, Data Guardians, Technology SMEs (and others in the Change Network) actively supports the transition and sustainment.* Raising awareness and engagement across customer organisation of the project, it's intent, stated aims and impact/benefit to the customer organisation* Identifying the gap between as-is and to-be processes across the impacted areas* Preparing and implementing a plan to achieve business readiness for the impacted areas while maintaining service delivery across the customer organisation.The BRM will be the primary business readiness interface between the customer organisation and the central SG SSP team - encompassing a variety of project management disciplines (e.g., planning, organising, reporting, intervention, and monitoring activities).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471236 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £204,953 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE; INVERCLYDE COUNCIL; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND; NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; SOCIAL SECURITY DIRECTORATE; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE |
| Locality | HAMILTON |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML11 7AX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 28 |
| Supplier names | ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; BLAKE STEVENSON; BRAMBLE HUB; BSL INTERIORS; BURNFIELD DEMOLITION; CARDIFF UNIVERSITY; CETERIS (SCOTLAND; CHEMCEM SCOTLAND; COLIN WARNOCK ASSOCIATES; CRAIGFORTH CONSULTANCY AND RESEARCH; DELL; DFFC; DUNCAN WEMYSS; FORMATANK; HARVEY NASH; HENDERSON LOGGIE; LOCKIT SAFE; LORIEN RESOURCING; MAM CONTRACTING; MATTER OF FOCUS; NITH VALLEY CONSTRUCTION; PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP; RESOURCE FUTURES; THE CREATIVE CORE GROUP; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; VERMICON; WYRE MARINE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 14 Feb 2023 at 16:26 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471236

## Notice URLs

- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- http://www.hutton.ac.uk
- http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.nls.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000720167. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000720167.json.