Decision details

Procurement Of Software Licenses For Cloud-Based Collaboration Tools

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The council needs to procure licences for the cloud collaboration tools enabling more flexible and collaborative working. The licensing agreement will be an Enterprise Agreement, which is the cheapest way to procure the software required at an organisational level.

Decision:

1.    To agree the Business case & Procurement Strategy set out in Appendix A, contained in the exempt part of this report.

 

2.    To undertake the procurement of Microsoft server and cloud collaboration tool licences to ensure the licensing required for the software LBHF uses to support business operation, in particular the provision of email through Office 365 (“Microsoft licences”).

 

3.    To note that the procurement will to be managed by the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) who will hold the Master licence and that the Council will hold an affiliate licence.

 

4.    To note that the RBKC route to procurement will be through calling off from the CCS Framework Agreement (No. RM3733, Technology Products 2, Lot 2 – Packaged Software).

 

5.    That the Council enters into an inter-authority agreement with RBKC relating to the recovery of costs incurred in relation to the Affiliate Licences.

 

6.    To note that the contract for the Microsoft licences will expire on 31st May 2021.

 

Report author: Howell Huws

Publication date: 18/04/2018

Date of decision: 16/04/2018

Decided at meeting: 16/04/2018 - Cabinet

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