Financial systems software package

Tender description

To support the National Transport Authority’s financial management requirements, the Authority utilises an application called ‘Unit4 Business World’, previously known as ‘Agresso’. For operational reasons, the Authority currently utilises three largely independent instances of the application, as follows: — corporate, — leap card scheme, — tendered bus services. The Authority aims to return all application instances to fully supported software by, where applicable, upgrading the existing functionality. The Authority intends to adopt enhanced functionality, facilitating increased operational effectiveness and a better user experience. To support the National Transport Authority’s financial management requirements, the Authority utilises an application called ‘Unit4 Business World’, previously known as ‘Agresso’. For operational reasons, the Authority currently utilises three largely independent instances of the application, as follows: — corporate, — leap card scheme, — tendered bus services. The Authority aims to return all application instances to fully supported software by, where applicable, upgrading the existing functionality in use which includes: — general ledger, — accounts payable and accounts receivable, — bank and cash, — fixed assets and depreciation, — purchase requisitions and purchase orders, — Staff expenses, and — payment runs – Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT’s) and manual. The Authority intends to adopt enhanced functionality, facilitating increased operational effectiveness and a better user experience, in areas possibly including the following: — introduction of web-shop style purchase requisitioning, — introduction of flexible analysis type reports, — introduction of budgeting tools to facilitate top down and bottom up budgeting, combined with the ability to run “what if” scenarios, — introducing greater flexibility about changes to organisation and reporting units, and — introducing enhanced task management to improve day-to-day operational control.