Blackpool, FY1 1NF,
United Kingdom
Blackpool Council Technographics
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by Blackpool Council and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 1500 Blackpool Council employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that Blackpool Council has purchased the following applications: TechnologyOne Accounts Receivable for AR Automation in 2024, Microsoft 365 for Collaboration in 2015, Contensis CMS for Web Content Management in 2013 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems Blackpool Council is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with TechnologyOne , The Access Group , Microsoft or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing Blackpool Council revenues, which have grown to $100.0 million in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for Blackpool Council intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
ERP Financial Management
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| TechnologyOne | Legacy | TechnologyOne Accounts Receivable | AR Automation | ERP Financial Management | n/a | 2024 | 2024 |
In 2024, Blackpool Council adopted TechnologyOne’s OneCouncil platform and deployed TechnologyOne Accounts Receivable as a core component of its AR Automation implementation. The rollout included TechnologyOne Financials modules for General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, and was executed to centralize transaction processing and financial reporting across the council. TechnologyOne Accounts Receivable is positioned within the Financials suite to handle billing, receipting and ledger posting workflows consistent with AR Automation functional patterns.
The implementation covered council-wide finance operations and reporting, aligning accounts receivable workflows with consolidated ledger processes to reduce fragmentation in financial data. Governance and process changes emphasized standardized finance workflows and centralized consolidation of financial information, embedding TechnologyOne Accounts Receivable into the council finance operating model. The case study reports faster, consolidated financial information and improved decision-making outcomes for the finance function as explicit results of the deployment.
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Payment Processing | ERP Financial Management |
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2025 | 2025 |
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Collaboration
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| Microsoft | Legacy | Microsoft 365 | Collaboration | Collaboration | n/a | 2015 | 2015 |
In 2015, Blackpool Council implemented Microsoft 365. The public site footprint shows Microsoft 365 is used as part of the council's Collaboration tooling and is surfaced in the Blackpool Council website source.
The deployment covers the council organization of approximately 1,500 employees in the United Kingdom and provisions core Microsoft 365 capabilities, including Exchange Online email, SharePoint Online intranet and document management, Microsoft Teams for real-time communication, OneDrive for Business file storage, and Office desktop and web applications. Operational governance is consistent with Microsoft 365 tenants and typically includes tenant administration and Azure Active Directory identity management to enforce access and policy controls, supporting business functions such as internal communication and document-centric workflows.
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Content Management
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| Contensis | Legacy | Contensis CMS | Web Content Management | Content Management | n/a | 2013 | 2013 |
In 2013, Blackpool Council implemented Contensis CMS on its public website, establishing a Web Content Management platform for the council. The deployment positioned Contensis CMS as the central content authoring and publishing environment, with configuration for template-driven page rendering, digital asset management, structured content types, content versioning and role-based publishing workflows.
Architecturally the Contensis CMS was provisioned as the council web front end with a content repository and template layer to manage public-facing pages and service information. Operational scope spanned council departments and communications teams, with governance aligning editorial roles to departmental responsibilities and embedding approval chains and publishing permissions for statutory content and service announcements. The Contensis CMS remains the primary Web Content Management application for Blackpool Council's website.
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TRM
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Governance, Risk and Compliance | TRM |
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2021 | 2021 |
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PaaS
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Apps Development | PaaS |
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2022 | 2022 |
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IaaS
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2013 | 2013 |
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SD-WAN | IaaS |
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2015 | 2016 |
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CyberSecurity
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Next Generation Firewall | CyberSecurity |
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2015 | 2016 |
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Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) | CyberSecurity |
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2015 | 2016 |
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Web Application Firewalls (WAF) | CyberSecurity |
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2015 | 2016 |
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