HR, Payroll and Bacs software contract expiry dates

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Dear Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust,

Could you please provide the following information?

1. When your current contract with HR and Payroll software expires.
2. When your current contract with BACs payment software expires.
3. Where/if these services will be tendered.
4. Are you joined to another trust with regards to the above information.

Where there is no contract or expiry, if you just put the number and N/A, I would be very grateful.

Yours faithfully,

Andrew Jenkins

foi rf (ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Andrew

Firstly I would like to apologise for the delay in acknowledging your request.

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act received on 28 August 2015. The reference for this request is 832.

You will receive a response from us within 20 working days (28 Sep 2015) or an explanation as to why this is not possible.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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foi rf (ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Jenkins

Further to your request for information please see the response below. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust acquired Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust on 1 July 2014. This response covers all sites managed by the trust.

Your question
1. When your current contract with HR and Payroll software expires.

The response
The trust uses the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) under a contract that is negotiated nationally by the Department of Health. The trust has no plans to opt out.

Your question
2. When your current contract with BACs payment software expires.

The response
The Payroll BACS software, currently with IBM, is part of the ESR contract negotiated and managed by the Department of Health.

3. Where/if these services will be tendered.
Not applicable as the contracts are managed nationally by the Department of Health.

Your question
4. Are you joined to another trust with regards to the above information.

The response
No.

Your appeal rights

We hope that you will be satisfied with our response to your request, if not you may ask us to review our decision in which case you should write to Ms Emma Kearney, director of corporate affairs and communications, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, explaining what you would like us to review and including your reference number. If you are not satisfied with the internal review, you can appeal to the Information Commissioner. The contact details are: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone 01625 545 700 or see http://www.ico.gov.uk/

Yours sincerely

Alison Macdonald
Acting trust secretary

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