Finance The SSRO currently anticipates requiring an integrated web-based finance solution that provides: • accurate and secure recording of the SSRO's financial transactions to facilitate internal and external reporting on transactions to at least four structural/category levels below the chart of accounts. • self-service management reporting functionality for up to 20 budget managers; • an integrated payments service via a secure environment • a secure web based "self-service" solution for employees to claim their expenses, and for line managers to approve these claims on the move. • automated upload to the finance ledger of the SSRO's payroll.

Provision of day-to-day support is required providing the core and adhoc services outlined in the service specification (Appendix 1) Payroll Delivery of a payroll service to the SSRO that is legally compliant, with all relevant HMRC and pension provider submissions.

Human Resources (HR) The supplier must provide and maintain a fully managed integrated (electronic, web based) solution that records and reports on employee information The SSRO is seeking to award the above outsourced service(s) to a contractor, which will run for a minimum term of 3 years.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FURTHER DETAILS RELATING TO THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION CAN BE FOUND IN THE RFI DOCUMENT AND APPENDICIES .