Decision details

A report of the Managing Director had been received which provided an update on the progress of ICT since the last report in November 2015 and outlined the new proposals for ICT and Managed Print from July 2016.  The contractual exit process was still in progress and Capita had confirmed that they remained committed to providing the service until the termination date of 30 June.  Watford Borough Council had also initiated the change programme to take forward a new ICT service.

Councillor Watkin introduced the report and commented that it was an important step in the journey towards a better IT system in the authority.  The exit strategy had been achieved at low cost to the council and a new service desk provider Amicus had been procured.  There had been a roll out of desk tops across the authority.

Councillor Watkin commented that moving forward it was still about achieving a reliable service baseline.  The costs of the new services were in line with what was spent on Capita.  Once the baseline had been achieved then work would start to build on this and move towards digital Watford.

Councillor Bell commented that he was in favour of the modernisations.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet:

1.        notes the progress on the Capita exit, the change programme and the ICT service re-provision.

2.        notes the exemptions to the procurement rules outlined in paragraph 3.23 and 3.28 of the report.

3.        agrees the novation of the print contract as outlined in paragraph 3.29 of the report.