Request

The information I'm requesting is regarding the software contracts that the organisation uses, for the following fields.

Primary Human Resources (HR) and Payroll Software Solution: For example, iTrent, ResourceLink, HealthRoster; software of this nature.

1. Name of Supplier: Can you please provide me with the software provider for each contract?

2. The brand of the software: Can you please provide me with the actual name of the software. Please do not provide me with the supplier name again please provide me with the actual software name.

3. Description of the contract: Can you please provide me with detailed information about this contract and please state if upgrade, maintenance and support is included.

Please also list the software modules included in these contracts.

1. Number of Users/Licenses: What is the total number of user/licenses for this contract?

2. Annual Spend: What is the annual average spend for each contract?

3. Contract Duration: What is the duration of the contract please include any available extensions within the contract.

4. Contract Start Date: What is the start date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY.

5. Contract Expiry: What is the expiry date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY.

6. Contract Review Date: What is the review date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. If this cannot be provide please provide me estimates of when the contract is likely to be reviewed. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY.

7. Contact Details: I require the full contact details of the person within the organisation responsible for this particular software contract (name, job title, email, contact number).

You may have received the same request in the past. The information sent has now expired and I required an update as soon as possible. If all the information besides the contract dates are the same, I am happy to just receive an update on the contract dates

Response

Primary Human Resources (HR) and Payroll Software Solution:

For example, iTrent, ResourceLink, HealthRoster; software of this nature.

1. Name of Supplier: Can you please provide me with the software provider for each contract?

IBM UK Ltd

2. The brand of the software: Can you please provide me with the actual name of the software. Please do not provide me with the supplier name again please provide me with the actual software name.

Oracle Human Resources Management System (HMRS) e-business

3. Description of the contract: Can you please provide me with detailed information about this contract and please state if upgrade, maintenance and support is included.

An "end to end" workforce management solution for the NHS. The contract covers support, maintenance and one upgrade to Oracle HMRS

Please also list the software modules included in these contracts:

Payroll, HR and Learning & Talent Management and Workforce Information.

4. Number of Users/Licenses: What is the total number of user/licenses for this contract?

1.89m

5. Annual Spend: What is the annual average spend for each contract?

One contract with IBM - £36.1m per annum

6. Contract Duration: What is the duration of the contract please include any available extensions within the contract.

10 years 8 months approx.

7. Contract Start Date: What is the start date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY.

19th December 2014

8. Contract Expiry: What is the expiry date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY.

31st August 2025

9. Contract Review Date: What is the review date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. If this cannot be provide please provide me estimates of when the contract is likely to be reviewed. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY.

Not applicable – no contract review date, contract subject to re-procurement.

10. Contact Details: I require the full contact details of the person within the organisation responsible for this particular software contract (name, job title, email, contact number).

Gordon Coyne, Director of NHS Workforce Services, gordon.coyne@nhs.net, 0191 2035474

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