The State is seeking to acquire services from a Systems Implementation Partner (“SIP”) to support:

The configuration, testing and deployment of the Oracle Fusion Cloud Financial Management System (“Oracle FMS”); and

• Implementing the Oracle FMS on time and budget;
• Minimising operational impacts to State Agencies during the transition;
• Establishing a technical architecture aligned to the principles of the SA Cyber Security Framework (to a protected level); 
• Developing and adopting standard business processes and system configuration to minimise cost and reduce risk (“adopt not adapt”); 
• Streamlining and automating current financial processes to achieve efficiency improvements; 
• Ensuring the solution facilitates effective management of the State’s finances in accordance with legislative requirements, accounting standards and audit controls;
• Implementing a support model which provides the State with ongoing access to new FMS functionality and releases over time and simplifies machinery of government changes; and 
• Maintaining operational stability and performance of the legacy Masterpiece environment until such time as it can be decommissioned.

• Engaging a highly qualified, capable and experienced System Implementation Partner(s) (“SIP”) to work collaboratively with the FRP Team to successfully deploy the new FMS across all State Agencies;
• Establishing acceptable contract terms and conditions that meet the State’s requirements and effectively mitigate key implementation risks, such as material time and cost variations and cyber-security;
• Ensuring appropriate arrangements are established to facilitate knowledge transfer from the successful Respondent to the State’s internal project team (“FRP Team”) and the resources allocated to provide ongoing support services;
• Obtaining a commitment from the successful Respondent to utilise South Australian-based technical resources (where possible) and co-locate key resources with the FRP Team;
• Enabling the FRP Team to take more responsibility for implementation activities over time (i.e. the successful Respondent’s project resources ramp down over an agreed period, however, capability is maintained to provide the FRP Team with advice and support where required); and 
• Value for money, particularly overall service provision costs and associated commercial arrangements to deal with scope, configuration and other variations that may arise during the term.