Purpose

To drawdown the first year’s spend of
£365,000 of the allocated budget : second budget of
£365,000, third year budget of £415,000 and fourth year
budget of £448,000; As set aside for the Laptop and PC
Replacement programme; which has already been approved in the
2023/24 Capital Programme (10 Feb 2023). Total of £1,593,000
for the 4 year programme

Decision

That:
 

a)   
To spend up to £365,000 in the capital programme
for the year 1 delivery of the Laptop and PC Replacement
programme.

b)   
Authority be delegated to Head of ITC to make all
operational decisions to implement the above
recommendation,

Alternative options considered

Alternative options
1. The council could decide not to agree to
the continuation of the Laptop and PC replacement programme. This
option is not recommended as replacing devices on an ad-hoc basis
as they fail, would introduce risks and therefore increased cost
implications