Decision details

1.                  That the Council enters into a contract with the preferred supplier, BT,  for five years (with the potential to extend for a further three years) at an annual cost of £1.5 million to provide the full range of services covered by the Tri-borough Managed Services Framework Agreement for Finance and Human Resources (transactional services).

2.                  That £4.15 million be set aside from the Efficiency Projects Reserve to fund the transitional costs involved in moving finance and HR transactional services to the preferred supplier.

3.                  That delegated authority is given to the Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Governance and the Director of Law to finalise the contract arrangements with the preferred supplier.

4.                  That the Leader of the Council approves any amendments to the services to be drawn down from the preferred supplier.

5.                  That arrangements are put in place for Westminster City Council to provide an Intelligent Client Function to manage the relationship between the preferred supplier and this Council at a cost of £100,000 per annum.