Purpose

Seeking approval to enter
into new contracts with one of the council’s main IT system
providers – Civica – to provide continuity of
service for a number of the council’s
key IT systems in advance of the current contract end date.
Executive decision will enable continuity of service for the core
IT systems on which many of the council’s services –
internally and to customers – rely.

Content

The Leader noted the update on
the contract re-procurement process, authorised the execution of
all necessary contractual documentation to conclude the four
contracts with Civica for core IT systems and delegated authority
to the Chief Executive and the Director of Service Delivery to
undertake any ancillary actions to facilitate this including the
issue of the tender control form/s.
 
In accordance with
section 20 of the council’s Scrutiny Procedure Rules, the
call-in procedure shall not apply to this decision given its
urgency. A decision is urgent if, in the view of the decision
maker, any delay likely to be caused by the call-in process would,
for example, seriously prejudice the Council’s or the
public’s interests.
 
The Mayor has agreed that that
the decision proposed is reasonable in all the circumstances and to
it being treated as a matter of urgency, in accordance with the
Council’s Scrutiny Procedure Rules.