22063 - ERP Systems
Where applicable, we publish responses to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This one, 22063 - ERP Systems, is detailed below.
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Ref: FOI/22063
RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST
I am writing to confirm that the West Midlands Fire Service has now completed its search for the information you requested further to your freedom of information request.
Please find below a summary of our findings.
Request
Are you running an Oracle or SAP ERP solution?
Reply
Oracle ERP
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If so, what version are they currently running on and which modules are you using?
Reply
The modules are HCM, ERP, SCM – 22B.
As a major emergency service provider, you will appreciate that releasing information about product versions has wider implications that we must consider. By this we mean that disclosing this information may prejudice our ability to maintain our own and national security.
We believe that maintaining security and ensuring public safety in a national and local context takes precedence over this request. Therefore, refusing the request to release product versions under S24 National Security of the Freedom of Information Act.
We accept that this type of information is of interest to commercial companies and to researchers but believe that it is not in the greater public good to release detailed information on the versions of products we use.
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Are you planning to upgrade in the next 12-18 months?
Reply
We will only be upgrading the version of Oracle Cloud that we currently have
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Do you have plans to move to a SAAS model?
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We are currently using SAAS
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Do you have plans to migrate your current ERP to a cloud Solution?
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We already use a cloud solution
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Do you run Oracle Databases?
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No
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If so what versions, are you planning an upgrade in the next 12 – 18 months?
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N/A
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Do you own perpetual Oracle Licences, do you Pay Oracle directly or through a shared service or other framework?
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We pay Oracle directly
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Do you own Perpetual SAP Licences, do you Pay SAP directly or through a shared service or other framework?
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No
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What is the value of the SAP Support contract and when does it renew?
Reply
None
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What is the value of the Oracle support contract and when does it renew?
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The contract value is £1.2m including implementation. The contract expires December 2022 with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
Please see the below link for further information:
https://www.wmfs.net/documents/archive-transparency-report-for-2021-2022/
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Who is commercially responsible for looking after the contract for the Oracle and/or SAP renewals?
Reply
Procurement
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Do you currently work with any SAP or Oracle third party support providers?
Reply
Yes, Namos
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