CERN intends to place a contract for the provision of licences and implementation of an ERP solution. The scope includes software licences, implementation, configuration, integration with CERN business applications, data migration, testing, training and change management activities. The future contract will include an implementation agreement covering an estimated three-year implementation period followed by a separate licencing agreement of 11 years inclusive of optional extensions.

CERN being a decentralised organisation, there are several stakeholders groups involved in the capabilities covered by the ERP systems. These are: • Accounting (FAP-ACC), in the domains of general accounting, asset accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, travel management, personnel accounting and payroll; • Financial Planning, Control & Treasury (FAP-FPC and FAP-PFS), mainly in the domain of budgeting and treasury, including budget control; • Procurement & Industrial Services (IPT-PI), in the domains of procurement planning, managing sourcing & tendering, managing supplier contracts, purchasing of materials and services, and managing supplier relationships; • Services & Supply Chain (SCE-SSC), in the reception of material or services, managing returns and rejections, inventory management and inbound and outbound logistics; • Business Computing (FAP-BC), for the integration, maintenance and support of the software (both acquired and in-house built tools).