Urgent Decision - Contract Modification - Cloud Data Center Services (AWS)

December 17, 2025 Executive Director Corporate Services and S151 Officer (Officer) Unknown View on council website

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Summary

...to ensure continued Cloud Data Center Services, the existing contract with Bytes Software LTD for services hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) was extended to February 1, 2026, with an increased contract value of £1,419k.

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Purpose

Decision Taken:
That the modification of the existing contract with Bytes Software
LTD for the provision of Cloud Data Center Services hosted on the Amazon Web Services
(AWS) platform be approved.

Specifically,
this decision authorises:

·        
The extension of the contract term from its current expiry in
December 2025 to 01 February 2026.

 

·        
An increase in the total contract value from £1,046k to
£1,419k including the extension period. The £372k
increase comprises £252k for an increase in the estimated
service consumption across October 2025 to December 2025 and a
further £120k for January 2026 which now includes Microsoft
Office licensing cost. All costs are ex VAT and equally split
between RBK & LBS.

Supporting Documents

Decision Notice - Urgent Decision PR30 - Cloud Data Center extension Bytes.pdf

Details

OutcomeDecision made
Decision date17 Dec 2025