09 November 2026

Cumberland Council modernises finance with TechnologyOne

Cumberland Council has selected TechnologyOne as its digital transformation partner, modernising its core finance operations with OneCouncil SaaS+.

The move forms part of Cumberland Council’s Digital Transformation Strategy. By consolidating duplicated systems and charts of accounts inherited through local government reorganisation, the Council aims to simplify financial management, strengthen financial control and improve value for money.

TechnologyOne’s OneCouncil SaaS+ solution will provide Cumberland Council with a modern, cloud-based financial management platform covering general ledger, payables and receivables, purchasing, budgeting, banking, fixed assets and taxation.

The solution will support the Council’s Improvement Plan by replacing fragmented and manual financial processes with a single integrated platform, enabling more efficient, modern ways of working, improving data quality and providing a trusted source of financial information across the organisation, enabling faster budgeting, forecasting and decision-making.

Ben Malpass, Executive Vice President of Local Government at TechnologyOne, said, “We’re delighted to partner with Cumberland Council at such an important point in its transformation journey.

“OneCouncil will replace its legacy financial system with a modern, integrated platform that gives finance teams greater control, real-time insight and the ability to spend less time managing systems and more time on strategic decision-making.

“With OneCouncil already successfully operating at predecessor council Allerdale, Cumberland can build on a proven foundation while benefiting from the scale, security and continuous innovation of our SaaS+ platform. We look forward to supporting the Council as a long-term digital transformation partner.”

OneCouncil is a fully integrated, purpose-built ERP platform for UK local government and provides a secure, UK-hosted cloud environment. Its preconfigured approach helps reduce implementation risk and accelerate time to value, while its evergreen SaaS model provides continuous access to new capabilities, including automation and AI, without disruptive upgrades.

TechnologyOne will deliver the implementation directly through its Power of One model, providing Cumberland Council with a single accountable partner across software, configuration and implementation. OneCouncil is trusted by more than 75 UK local government organisations across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland to modernise core operations and simplify service delivery.