Decision details

(Report of the Interim Chief Executive – Agenda Item 6)

Our Chair agreed to accept the report as urgent business. The report was late because the offer from the incumbent infrastructure supplier had not been received until early January and had to be explored by the Council. The report was too urgent to await the next meeting because the consideration of the offer required a Member decision and any delay would cause the Council to incur additional cost.

This item was the subject of a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting as it contained exempt information relating to terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods and services.

With the consent of our Chair, an addendum to the interleaved report was tabled.

Having considered the revised offer received from Northgate Information Solutions as set out in the interleaved report of the Interim Chief Executive and the tabled addendum, we

RESOLVED:

1. That our decision of 20 December 2005 (vide Minute 156) to proceed with in-house provision of a range of network and helpdesk services be endorsed.

2. That a further report be submitted to our February meeting on the proposed in-sourcing including on the questions of reporting systems to Members, and the implementation of a Service Level Agreement.

3. That the Council be informed accordingly.