Purpose

To seek approval to carry out a rolling refresh of the council’s IT hardware estate.

Decision

The Committee RESOLVED (unanimous vote in favour):

1. To authorise the Director: Policy, Strategy and Digital, in consultation with Chair of the Strategy and Resources Policy Committee to take all steps required to procure and award hardware procurement contracts (which may be above the key decision threshold), in line with the maximum budget envelopes outlined in this report ranging from £1.719 to £1.909 million per annum for up to 5 years, subject to identification of funding within the Medium Term Financial Strategy, inclusion in the Capital Programme and the approval of the council’s budget for 2025/26.
2. To authorise the Director: Policy, Strategy and Digital to invoke any subsequent extensions or variations specifically defined in the contract(s) being awarded, up to the maximum budget envelope outlined in the report.