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title: "Award of Business Readiness Manager"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000740542"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2024-08-22"
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# Award of Business Readiness Manager

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000740542

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract for the role of Business Readiness Manager as part of its Corporate Shared Services Programme (SSP). The initiative aims to upgrade and enhance the efficiency of corporate shared services for the central Scottish Government and other public bodies through the implementation of Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP solutions, with a total investment of around £20 million. The contract, valued at £163,709, was awarded to Harvey Nash Limited, based in Edinburgh. The programme, which falls under the services category with a focus on IT services including consulting, software development, internet, and support, is managed by the newly formed Corporate Transformation Directorate. The procurement process, initiated by tender and now in the award stage, covers a timeframe from 10th November 2023 to 7th October 2024, primarily taking place in Glasgow and surrounding areas.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in enterprise resource planning, corporate transformation, and IT consultancy. Companies that excel in project management, user communications, engagement, change impact analysis, risk management, and post-go-live support are well-placed to benefit from the SSP initiative. The role of the Business Readiness Manager is crucial for ensuring smooth transitions within customer organisations and maintaining continuous service delivery. Businesses that can provide robust support and innovative solutions to meet the strategic needs of the Scottish Government's transformation goals would find this tender an excellent opportunity to showcase their expertise and expand their client base within the public sector.

## Notice

The Scottish Government is delivering 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=AUG512678 |
| 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 | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £163,709 |
| 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 | DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | AYR |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA7 1DR |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Electoral ward | Nith |
| Westminster constituency | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 10 |
| Supplier names | ADVICEUK; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; HARVEY NASH; JAMES D BILSLAND; NATIONAL TIMBER GROUP T/A REMBRAND TIMBER & THORNBRIDGE SAWMILLS; PRIORY ELDERLY CARE; RSM UK AUDIT; STANFORD COACHWORKS AND MOBILITY SERVICES; WEIR FORESTRY; WSP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 22 Aug 2024 at 17:37 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG512678

## Notice URLs

- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/

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