UK Treasury unsure about joining 1.7B program it is funding

"In principle, all the departments are supportive of the Shared Services Strategy. However, HM Treasury and the Department for Education (DfE), who currently have modern ERPs and are both in the Matrix cluster, have indicated they would welcome more information through the business case about likely costs for them before they assess that onboarding is feasible and value for money."

"The absence of a firm commitment presents challenges for planning within the Matrix cluster, as the business case assumptions include participation from both DfE and HM Treasury. The NAO had already highlighted the importance of securing departmental buy-in to the strategy's success."

The UK Treasury has not made a firm commitment to join the Matrix shared services cluster, a government initiative designed to consolidate finance and HR systems across multiple departments using Workday cloud-based software. The Matrix cluster aims to support eight departments and achieve £1.8 billion in savings over 15 years by migrating 17 departments and 300 arm's-length bodies onto unified ERP and HR systems. The National Audit Office warns that Treasury and the Department for Education, both possessing modern existing systems, require additional cost information before confirming participation. This uncertainty undermines planning assumptions within the Matrix cluster, as both departments' participation is critical to the business case projections and overall program success.

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