Decision details
IT Contract Procurement Approval Q1 2022
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The Council holds a portfolio of contracts for
IT applications, and other services where the cost of change is
likely to exceed any saving from re-procurement and need to agree
an appropriate way of managing these.
Renewing support and maintenance of these contracts will ensure
service continuity, minimise the risk of critical service failure,
and maximise return on investment on these contracts.
Decision:
The exempt appendix was noted.
DECISION
1. Approve the proposed procurement of renewed support and maintenance, either directly from the existing supplier or direct award to the existing supplier via a framework, of four critical business applications with total contract costs exceeding £1 million to provide continuity pending strategic decision making on the future of these solutions. These are identified and listed in Appendix 1 to the report They will support a maximum term and value shown in Appendix 1 to the report.
2. Authorise the Corporate Director of Resources to award the renewal contracts referred above for terms and values not exceeding the maximum terms and values shown in Restricted. Restricted Appendix 1 to the report also shows the current support and maintenance costs and the estimated maximum contract value for the proposed contract duration including extensions.
Action by:
INTERIM CORPORATE DIRECTOR, RESOURCES (K. BARTLE)
(Director of IT (A. Gorst)
Report author: Pam Cummins
Publication date: 30/09/2022
Date of decision: 28/09/2022
Decided at meeting: 28/09/2022 - Cabinet
Effective from: 08/10/2022
Accompanying Documents:
- IT Contract Procurement Approval Q1 2022
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