By Lindsay Clark
Publication Date: 2026-01-29 11:05:00
Birmingham City Council’s SAP-to-Oracle project is expected to cost £144.4 million – more than seven times previous estimates – as it waits for a fully functional system five years after its planned go-live date.
Eager Reg Readers will know the sad story of the ERP disaster at Europe’s largest local authority. One of the highlights for the uninitiated is the live connection with a System cannot be controlled the council’s £3 billion tax revenue and multi-billion pound spending budget; a decision about it Disable fraud detection audits for more than 18 months; £2 billion of transactions were attributed to the wrong year; and multiple delays and overspending.
As for the final item on this list of shame, Birmingham City Council has released new figures. In a written answer As revealed at this week’s council meeting, officials said the total projected cost of the program by the 2027/28 financial year is £144.4 million, compared to an original estimate of £19 million and a cost estimate of £1 million…