Decision details

Approval is sought to the establishment of a major improvement to the Council's business and service continuity.

1.      That the establishment of a new business continuity service which would permit the Council to bring up critical services in one or other of the two Council data centres in the event of an emergency, thereby increasing the Council’s Information Technology service resilience in the event of a disaster; and to approve the upgrade of end of life IT equipment in Hammersmith Town Hall and the refurbishment of an ageing computer room at a cost of £998,970 over five years be approved.

2.      That funding of a total of £998,970 of which:

·        £52,000 is to be funded from corporate planned maintenance; and

·        £946,970 will come from the balance of £981,000 remaining from the £8m Strategic Programmes fund, which includes the overall annual maintenance for three years and an estimated £36,002 p.a. (years 4 and 5 only) maintenance be approved.

3.      That in addition, the annual testing and support costs of £120,000 p.a. will be funded from the current H&F Bridge Partnership contract price be noted.