Birmingham struggles to get current version of Fusion fit for purpose
Troubled Birmingham City Council, which was declared effectively bankrupt last year owing in part to a disastrous Oracle implementation, has awarded the tech giant £10 million for additional professional services.published late last week, the council said the deal - worth £9.987 million - started on June 4 and is set to end on September 3, 2026.
The total cost of the project could now be as high as £131 million as it plans to completely reimplement the software"out-of-the-box" after efforts to build a customized solution hit the buffers.Oracle Fusion rollout costs 15 times council's estimates in SAP rip-'n-replaceMega city council's Oracle ERP system still not legally safe, compliant... 2 years after rollout
A number of companies have benefited from advisory roles in helping the council recover the project. They include Oracle Consulting, Gartner, PwC, and KPMG, as well as original partners Insight Direct and Evosys. In addition to the new Oracle Professional Services award, there is more work on the way for the tech sector as the council prepares to reimplement Oracle while it also struggles to get the current system fit for purpose.to"scale, deploy and work with the Council to implement the initial solution by March 2026 and run the service for a further three to five years."the plan to reimplement Oracle would require significant business change.
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