FOI2020-09475 Software systems
Published 19 September 2019
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Dear
I am writing in response to your email dated 02 August 2019. I am treating your correspondence as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
Could I please ask the following questions relating to your software systems?
Finance system:
- Who is your current provider?
- When does the contract expire, and do you have extension options?
- What is the value of the contract?
- What modules do you use e.g. general ledger?
- What is your budget?
- When did the contract start?
Procurement system:
- Who is your current provider?
- When does the contract expire, and do you have extension options?
- What is the value of the contract?
- What is your budget?
- When did the contract start?
Invoicing:
- What is your current invoice process?
- Do you have an electronic invoicing system in place?
- If so, when does this expire and is there extension options?
- Who is the current provider?
- What is the value of the contract?
- What is your annual paper usage?
In response to your queries, I have completed a search for the information within the Defence Electronics & Components Agency (DECA), and I can confirm that we do hold information in scope of your request.
DECA currently use the BAAN system for finance, procurement and invoicing and use all applicable modules. The contract started in 2017 and is due to expire in 2021. This contract value is between £150,000 - £250,000 per year.
With regards to our paper usage, under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this information is already available within the public domain and can be found detailed on page 25 of our Annual Report and Accounts published on our web pages
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