Liverpool Council has avoided another expensive contract mix-up at the eleventh hour after its system for paying staff was on the cusp of running out.
The local authority has awarded a new £500,000 contract to Oracle Corporation UK Limited for the next two years to continue to provide its vital back office services. However, the need for a new deal was only raised with cabinet members as late as last week, despite its existing contract running out tomorrow.
Had this been missed, an additional £15,000 would have been added to the existing agreement with the cash-strapped council as part of a 3% uplift on contracts applied by Oracle. Cabinet members met this morning to approve the new contract and criticised the slow process in finalising the new terms.
