Issue - meetings

1.1.       To approve the Integrated Management Systems Procurement Strategy and Business Case as defined in Appendix 1, leading to the reprocurement of IT systems to support (1) Resident and Business Self-Service Portal, (2) Housing Management (3) Revenues & Benefits, and (4) corporate Electronic Document Management, using the Competitive Dialogue process. That the procurement process commences in March 2018 with the aim to complete in October 2018.

1.2.        To award a Contract for Payment Processing and Income Management to Capita Business Services Ltd using Crown Commercial Services Framework RM1059.  That the contract commences in March 2018 for a period of 4 years with break points at end of years 2 and 3 and has a total cost as set out on the exempt part of this report.

1.3.        To delegate to the Strategic Finance Director, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Finance, the Cabinet member for Housing and the Deputy Leader, operational decisions relating to the procurement process for each of the formal stages taken through the competitive dialogue procedure. Subsequent contract award will be taken to cabinet for approval in Autumn 2018.