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Tender description

LB Hammersmith & Fulham (LBHF) proposes to enter into a shared services arrangement with other public bodies for the purpose of cooperating in respect of the provision of corporate services to the public bodies who form part of the shared services arrangement (including LBHF). There is an existing joint working agreement ("JWA") in relation to shared corporate services between Hampshire County Council (HCC), Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority, The Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary, The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Oxfordshire County Council ("the Existing Partners"). LBHF and the Existing Partners will enter into a Deed of Accession to enable the "on-boarding" of LBHF to the JWA as an "Operational Partner". Together, the Existing Partners and LBHF will be referred to as "the Partners" or "the Partnership". The Corporate Services from which LBHF will benefit as part of the collaboration between the Partners are expected to include: - Human resource services (including Transactional HR administration, recruitment, payroll and expenses, pensions employer administration services, DBS checks, workforce reporting); - Finance services (including income and billing, cash management and debt collection, general ledger maintenance and systems control, financial management and reporting tools, planning, budgeting and forecasting tools, banking services, accounts payable and VAT and Tax advisory services); - Purchase to Pay (including purchasing services, invoice processing and payments); - Treasury management services; - Pension fund administration services; - Pension fund accounting and pension fund committee/board support. Before the services from which LBHF will benefit become operational, there will be a period of "on-boarding" which will take place during an "interim period". During the interim period, the services from which LBHF will benefit will be integrated with those that already form part of the JWA. At the end of the interim period, it is envisaged that variations will be made to the Deed of Accession (by way of a Deed of Variation) in order to confirm the precise services from which LBHF will benefit and any changes required to be made to the partnership as a result. HCC has already (on behalf of the Partners) procured Deloitte LLP through a framework to provide consultancy services to the Partners in respect of the "on-boarding" of LBHF to the JWA. LBHF and HCC will also enter into a "back to back Agreement" in order to pass on to LBHF services provided by Deloitte LLP and also to deal with services that will be undertaken by HCC in relation to the on-boarding process.