Lánluas wins multi-year TechnologyOne improvement engagement with West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Lánluas, the global independent enterprise systems consultancy, has been appointed by West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), the authority driving transport, housing and economic growth across the region, to deliver its Supported Application Service and Continuous Improvement programme procured through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) RM6173 Automation Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) framework.

The engagement will see Lánluas support and enhance WYCA’s newly implemented TechnologyOne Finance, HR Payroll, and Supply Chain platforms, with a consistent, dedicated team of consultants who have a deep understanding of both the technology and the sector. They will work with WYCA to plan significant developments and enhancements while providing responsive application and technical support day to day. The arrangement gives WYCA access to specialist TechnologyOne support from a dedicated team with experience across complex public sector environments

It is a pattern Lánluas sees across councils and combined authorities throughout the UK: the real value of a major ERP implementation emerges as people begin using the system in their daily work and discover how it can work best for them. That is when the opportunities such as automation, better reporting, and streamlined processes come into focus. For UK councils and combined authorities, a successful TechnologyOne implementation can increasingly become the starting point for ongoing optimisation, automation and continuous improvement.

 With budgets under sustained pressure, Lánluas says the difference between a system that merely runs and one that delivers has never mattered more.

“The smartest organisations have stopped asking ‘is the system live?’ and started asking ‘what is it delivering?’,” said Nick Gibson, UK and Ireland Country Manager, Lánluas. “Investing in continuous improvement from the outset rather than waiting for problems to surface is the approach we’d urge on every public body making a major enterprise systems investment. We’ve seen very significant growth in the UK across both our Supported Application Service and Continuous Improvement programmes, and we’re delighted to welcome WYCA as a client.”

The engagement marks another milestone in Lánluas’ rapid UK expansion, as public sector organisations increasingly seek independent, specialist expertise, separate from the software vendor, to maximise the return on their ERP investments.