231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AT
Tel: 0300 067 5000
Fax: 0131 316 4344
16 December 2015
Dear S Friday,
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: ERP SYSTEMS
Thank you for your request for information on ERP systems in the Forestry Commission which we received on 18 November 2015.
Our policy is to be as open with the information that we hold as possible and I am pleased to advise you that the Forestry Commission is able to provide you with some of the information you requested.
1. What ERP system are you running for:
· Finance - efinancials
· HR – PS Enterprise Solution
· Payroll – ePayfact
· Project – None
· CRM – None
· Manufacturing – None
· Sourcing - Delta
· BI Tool - SAP Business Objects
· Config Snapshot – None
· Invoice Scanning Tool – CANON Uniflow
2. What versions of the above Applications are you running? - Information on application versions has been withheld under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, exemption s31(1)(a). This exemption is engaged because releasing the information will prejudice the prevention of crime by facilitating the possibility of a criminal offence being carried out.
3. When was your last Application upgrade? - Information on application upgrades has been withheld under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, exemption s31(1)(a). This exemption is engaged because releasing the information will prejudice the prevention of crime by facilitating the possibility of a criminal offence being carried out.
4. Are you planning another upgrade in the next 12-18 months? – As above
5. Do you have an Oracle support partner for applications? Oracle.
6. What is the value of the application support contract? - As a government department we operate under a framework and our costs are in line with Crown Commercial Services.
7. When does it expire? - Annual renewal
8. Are you running any Oracle Databases? - Yes
9. If so what versions are you currently running? - Information on database versions has been withheld under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, exemption s31(1)(a). This exemption is engaged because releasing the information will prejudice the prevention of crime by facilitating the possibility of a criminal offence being carried out.
10. What applications are being run on these Databases? - A variety of 3rd party applications.
11. Are you planning another Database upgrade in the next 12-18 months? – Information on database upgrades has been withheld under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, exemption s31(1)(a). This exemption is engaged because releasing the information will prejudice the prevention of crime by facilitating the possibility of a criminal offence being carried out.
12. Do you have an Oracle support partner for Databases? If so who? - Oracle
13. What is the value of the database support contract? – The FC uses the Oracle Government License Agreement and information on that contract should be sought from Cabinet Office.
14. When does it expire? – As above.
15. Where are the databases held? Hosted, onsite/offsite? – Information on where databases are held has been withheld under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, exemption s31(1)(a). This exemption is engaged because releasing the information will prejudice the prevention of crime by facilitating the possibility of a criminal offence being carried out.
16. Where do you advertise any Oracle procurement opportunities? - The FC uses the Oracle Government License Agreement and information on that contract should be sought from Cabinet Office.
17. Who is responsible for looking after the contract for the Oracle estate? – As above.
18. Who is responsible for looking after the licenses for the Oracle estate? – Forestry Commission software asset management team.
19. How much do you pay annually for Oracle Support & Maintenance? - The FC uses the Oracle Government License Agreement and information on that contract should be sought from Cabinet Office.
20. When does this contract renew? – As above.
21. Do you work with off shore partners? – As above.
I hope that you are content with the way in which your request has been handled, but if you have any concerns you can request an internal review. If this is the case please contact:
Wilma Harper
Forestry Commission
Silvan House
231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AT
Tel: 0300 067 5000
E-mail:
Complaints regarding non-compliance with the open access legislation obligations should initially be made to the Forestry Commission itself. We aim to resolve any complaints with you directly. However, should the matter fail to be resolved, you may make an appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office at:
First Contact Team
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113
E-mail:
Please note that the supply of this information does not provide an automatic right to re-use it in a way that would infringe copyright or intellectual property rights, for example, by making multiple copies, publishing and issuing copies to the public. If you do wish to reuse information supplied please contact me.
Yours sincerely
Fiona Alexander
Corporate Governance Manager
Via e-mail