Decision 021/2022 – Surrey Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) upgrade – Budget approval

Decision number: 2022/21

Author and Job Role: Kelvin Menon – OPCC Treasurer

Protective Marking: OFFICIAL

Summary:

This decision relates to the approval of capital and revenue funding for an upgrade to the current ERP system. The Strategic Change Board considered a number of options but the Chief Constable’s decision was to upgrade the system as the risk of failure was increasing and this was the quickest deliverable option.

Decision:

The Commissioner approved funding to enable procurement to commence. This is conditional that

  • the financial costs of the programme are contained within the agreed and available budget;
  • if, following procurement and due diligence, the cost of the project exceeds the capital budget by 10% and the revenue budget by 10%, the decision will be revalidated and and presented again to the Commissioner for approval
  • an amendment is made to the accounting policy for the ERP asset to spread the asset life of the upgraded solution over a five-year period (as opposed to three years as is permitted in the current policy)
  • monthly updates will be provided to the Commissioner on the progress of the project.

The full decision will be published once the procurement has been completed.