Decision - Procurement of replacement Wide Area Network

RESOLVED:

(1)      That the procurement of a wide area network service via a joint procurement procedure as part of the public sector consortium known as ‘The Link Partnership’ be approved;

(2)      That the Assistant Director, Human Resources and Organisational Development be granted delegated authority to:

(i)      engage with the procurement referred to at 2.1 and award a contract for a wide area network service with a term of ten years;

(ii)     take any other steps necessary to implement recommendation 2.1 including entering into a separate agreement with the other Link Partners,

          and;

(iii)    approve an extension(s) to the contract referred to in 2.2(i) above for a period of up to 2 years following the initial ten-year term, subject to satisfactory performance by the provider.

(3)      That the inclusion of the implementation costs estimated at £2.5m within the 2021/22 capital programme and the increase in ongoing revenue costs of up to £0.380m in 2022/23 as a commitment be approved.