UNIT4 has announced that it will partner with Hampshire County Council to create a back office shared services programme that will be offered to public sector organisations across the UK in a bid to help them reduce costs and reform service delivery.

The services will be delivered collaboratively by Hampshire County Council and other public sector partners. Hampshire County Council will be the hosted service provider and through the partnership provide support and functional expertise for finance, procurement, asset management and HR & Payroll. UNIT4 will underpin the shared services delivery with its Local Government Platform, which is founded upon Agresso Business World and best-in-class partner solutions.

Hampshire County Council believes that the proposed services will help to address some of the impact of the current Government funding restrictions.

“This is an important partnership”, said Councillor Keith Evans, IT Champion for Hampshire County Council. “These shared services will be available to other public sector organizations across the UK. They will generate worthwhile economies of scale to all participating organizations and, equally important, will provide a more assured and quality-based mechanism and environment in which to undertake new initiatives.

"UNIT4 is a progressive company with innovative ideas that match our own. The agreement provides us with access to a cost effective ERP solution that can address the urgent needs of our potential customers today and provides a robust and scalable platform that can support any future expansion.”