Wokingham saves 400k annual cost by switching to new finance & procurement IT

The saving, which equates to 710 weeks of nursing care or 530 weeks of foster care placements every year, helps reduce pressure on the Council to cut front line services or to increase council tax.

Prior to the implementation of Oracle E-Business Suite, the Council's financial systems were needing a big overhaul. As one of the country's poorly funded councils, Wokingham was coming under growing pressure to achieve more with less and had suffered significant budget management problems, including an overspend of £1.5m and a concerning low level of reserves.