The Senter for statlig økonomistyring (SSØ) was established 1.1.2004 as an administration body under the Ministry of Finance. The entity changed name to the Direktoratet for økonomistryring (DFØ) 14.11.2011. DFØ's task is to strengthen the government financial management and improve the use of resources in the area.

DFØ is an advisor for central authorities within government financial management and it carries out administration assignments for all government entities. DFØ's main assignments are to administer and communicate knowledge on compliance with the financial rules in the government, to administer the group systems for government accounts and the government's group account scheme as well as provide financial services, including payroll and accounting services, to approx. 80 percent of the government agencies. DFØ is also responsible for carrying out analyses and reviews that shall form the basis for the development of governmental management.

DFØ consists of the following departments: the Management and Analysis Department, the Payroll Department, the Accounting Department and the Administration and IT Department. This assignment is connected to the Payroll Department in DFØ. The Payroll Department consists of 5 sections, Customer Centre, Company Administration, Payroll Data, Payroll Processing, Application Administration. Together these sections make up the second and third line user support for the SAP system.

See www.dfo.no for further information on DFØ and our organisation.

DFØ is now holding a negotiated procedure with the intention of entering into a contract for the operation of the SAP payroll system.

DFØ would like to enter into a contract for the operation of the current SAP system with 1 service provider (the main service provider), who can contribute to realising DFØ's target of remaining a trustful provider of payroll services for government entities. The main service provider shall refer to established collaboration partners if sub-suppliers will be required.

If sub-suppliers are to be used, it is a prerequisite that the main service provider is willing and has the capacity to build up a management model that can coordinate the company's own and other suppliers' deliveries. The management model shall ensure that the contracting authority is not involved in the detailed follow-up of conditions that can be clarified directly between the suppliers. The main service provider will be responsible for all the deliveries and obligations in the contract with the contracting authority, including any sub-suppliers' services.