Features and Functionality: Maintain contract details - Ability to add, amend, modify, and delete a contract and process it through the different stages in its life cycle. Initiate contracts - Creation of embryo contracts is carried out for providers within the supply mapping database that do not already have a contract in place. Auto-highlighting - The contracts are scanned on a regular basis for activities scheduled for a particular day and updates made on the actions taken. Export contract details - Data of specific contracts are exported to LINKS subsystems or other external systems where the information can be used in areas such as planning and budgeting and also for review purposes.

• Static Details - Basic information such as contract identification, associated services, statuses, payments details, etc. can be accessed by drilling down to the specific details. The information can be maintained and updated as required by authorised users.
• Search - Gives the ability to search for contracts on various criteria e.g. status, provider, services, etc.

  Benefits As a result of this new system a greater level of benefits are delivered through: Greater Control - Detailed information is available on the status of contracts and of funds allocated for the specific services each provider is contracted for. Process Flow - Increased autokomation of processes from initiation through to export of payment details, reducing human errors.

Planning - The availability of historic/current contract and funding details are used when reviewing contracts, putting together the subsequent year's budget and planning for the service requirements.

Tracking - The entire process is logged and can be followed through from beginning to end. Details of amendments are made available and areas of inefficiencies or bottlenecks can be identified.

Integration - The system is easily integrated to existing solutions within the organisation (finance and accounts), giving the ability to readily import/export data or reports.

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