# Provision of Finance System > A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service. ## Key facts - Buyer: [Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service](/buyers/royal-berkshire-fire-rescue-service/contract-awards) - Supplier: [Technology One UK Ltd](/suppliers/technology-one-uk/public-sector-contract-awards) - Award value: £581,704 - Award date: 29 October 2024 - Published: 4 December 2024 - Contract start: 8 November 2024 - Contract end: 7 November 2028 - Stage: awarded - Procurement category: services - Notice ID: a1339c75-d4a0-4a0c-bb68-9fbbf76c707d-807928 - OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4070a824-7107-42a4-b536-1f98b8313f4e ## Description With Sage 1000 at end of life and support ceasing in December 2024, the Finance System Replacement Project will procure and implement a new and modern finance system, to replace Sage 1000 and V1\. In addition, the project will review and refresh our processes and procedures, introducing new ways of working in Finance and Procurement, introducing automation where possible\. The introduction of a modern cloud solution will enable improved integration, a functionally richer system minimising manual tasks, the introduction of data visualisations and reduction of organisational risk\. This will improve productivity and produces cost efficiencies in the longer term\. This will lead to effective use of resources, providing taxpayers value for money\. In addition, post pandemic accelerated enhanced hybrid working, resulting in the need for flexible authorisation methods\. A key requirement of the new system is to accommodate this way of working\. As part of the procurement process, the Authority conducted preliminary market engagement in September and October 2023 to refine our requirement and as a fact finding exercise to understand the market, the types of solutions available, compliant route to market to conduct the procurement exercise, costs to procure the systems and cost, time and effort needed in implementing the system and whether our draft specification was clear and concise for the suppliers to bid for the tender\. Prior Information Notice \(PIN\) was published on the Find a Tender portal on 29th August 2023 and a corrigendum changing the modalities of the market engagement exercise was published on 5th September 2023 to invite suppliers for market engagement exercise\. The Authority utilised G Cloud 14 Framework under CCS to award the contract\. ## Related contract awards - [Purchase of New Fiat Vans](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2c392e2c-944d-458e-a5f3-17b5618ec367) — Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service - [Provision for Specialist Consultants](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fce4910e-5086-436d-bdf5-3314894ec9d8) — Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service - [Mobile voice and data services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6a6812f1-bece-4da4-873a-d904a886db13) — Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service - [Fire and Rescue Service Pumping Appliance](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d48f22c7-8460-4e4b-8e2e-c4aa56cfb56e) — Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service - [UOS-S01006 - University of Suffolk Finance System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-64bf16f3-b9d6-4f60-87b7-057ce92f1445) — UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK - [UOS-S00940-2025 Student Record System and Timetabling Solution](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e6d474f8-0df0-4f0c-973c-351661da6eac) — UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK - [Financial System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e7ffb32a-cf1b-4e05-b9eb-4d4f514de8c8) — South Ribble Borough Council - [Financial System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-142005af-951b-4825-a5a6-7f39b8471b2d) — Uttlesford District Council - [Provision of General Medical Services at Tollgate Practice](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6b020586-1357-4c83-92d9-010ad76c2e5a) — NHS Essex Integrated Care Board - [CWC26018 - Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-37dceafb-18f5-4f5f-9afb-ae784890924e) — Wolverhampton City Council - [Resident Engagement and Welfare Monitoring Services Contract](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6c13d9dc-2d40-49d4-b478-950a598b7a82) — Housing Solutions - [Learning Management System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bc196143-dacf-41ef-a8e6-c6415526bb43) — North East Lincolnshire Council ## Source [View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1339c75-d4a0-4a0c-bb68-9fbbf76c707d-807928)