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Leader's Urgent Decision - Direct award of MyAccount system for provision of self-service

The report asks that the Leader of the Council, acting on advice from the relevant officers, approve a waiver to LBHF Contract Standing Orders under CSO 3.1 for the requirement to competitively tender for obtaining 3 written quotations as set out in CSO 10.2 and CSO 11.2.

The report also asks that the Leader of the Council approves the award of contract to Agilisys to continue to deliver the MyAccount service from 1st November 2018 to 30th April 2019 and that the expenditure will be funded from an s106 provision.

Reasons for urgency:

The current Agilisys contract expires on 31st October 2018.  An urgent decision is required to waive existing rules around competitive tenders and to extend the existing Agilisys contract so that online services are not affected during the implementation of a new system with a new provider.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure/Income over £5m & policies or new income, reserves use, overspend over £300K;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/10/2018

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
The current Agilisys contract expires on 31st October 2018. An urgent decision is required to waive existing rules around competitive tenders and to extend the existing Agilisys contract so that online services are not affected during the implementation of a new system with a new provider.

Report access: Open;

Report Type: Key Decision;

Decision due: Before 19 Oct 2018 by Leader of the Council

Lead member: Councillor Max Schmid, Chief Whip max.schmid@lbhf.gov.uk

Lead director: Director Residents' Services

Department: The Environment department

Contact: Irwant Sidhu Email: Irwant.Sidhu@lbhf.gov.uk.

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