Freedom of information response

HR and Payroll Systems

Publication date: 
Thursday 23 November 2023
Request: 

Please provide me with the details requested below concerning the software and/or SaaS products you use to manage your organisation’s Finance, HR and Payroll needs.  For each of the product areas below;
•    Core Finance 
•    Employee Expenses Management
•    Budgeting & Forecasting
•    Automated Invoice scanning
•    Core HR 
•    Learning Management System
•    Recruitment Management and Job Application Tracking
•    Payroll

I am requesting the following data;
•    The name of the company or organisation that supplies you the software you use
•    The name of the product you use
•    When (mm/yyyy) your current software first went into live use
•    When your current contract ends (mm/yyyy)
•    How much is paid in the most recent year for continued access, support and updates
•    The name, email and job title of the senior officer responsible for the system

Response: 

Please provide me with the details requested below concerning the software and/or SaaS products you use to manage your organisation’s Finance, HR and Payroll needs.  For each of the product areas below;

  • Core Finance - Oracle
  • Employee Expenses Management - Oracle
  • Budgeting & Forecasting – Oracle
  • Automated Invoice scanning – will be Oracle but not live yet
  • Core HR - Oracle
  • Learning Management System – Oracle
  • Recruitment Management and Job Application Tracking – Oracle
  • Payroll - Oracle

I am requesting the following data;

•  The name of the company or organisation that supplies you the software you use – Oracle

• The name of the product you use – Oracle Fusion Cloud

• When (mm/yyyy) your current software first went into live use – Oracle Fusion Cloud went live on 1st April 2019

•  When your current contract ends (mm/yyyy) – August 2024

•  How much is paid in the most recent year for continued access, support and updates - Please see attached link to our online contracts, this information is already in the public domain Thurrock Council - All contracts awarded, as at 4 September 2023

• The name, email and job title of the senior officer responsible for the system – Jackie Hinchcliffe, Director of HR, OD & Transformation, JHinchliffe@thurrock.gov.uk

Request reference:
FOI 13187