Decision details

Matter for Decision

Purchase and commission a new Wide Area Network to provide a modern data communications infrastructure for the Council.

 

Decision of the Executive Councillor for Customer Services and Resources

 

Resolved to:

 

Financial recommendations  

       i.          Recommend this scheme (which is not included in the Council’s Capital & Revenue Project Plan) for approval by Council, subject to resources being available to fund the capital and revenue costs.

 

-        The total cost of the project is £142,000, financed from repairs and renewals funding.

-        The ongoing additional revenue costs of the project are £14,000 per annum, funded from existing revenue budget provisions.

 

       ii          Delegate authority for the placing of further orders within this contract to the Director of Resources (or successor post) in consultation with the Executive Councillor, Chair and Spokes of the Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee, provided available funding sources are in place and up to a maximum limit of £300,000 capital and £190,000 revenue.

 

Procurement recommendations

     ii.          Approve the carrying out and completion of the procurement of a Wide Area Network (WAN) utilising the Cambridgeshire Public Sector Network (CPSN) framework contract.

Subject to:

 

-        The permission of the Director of Resources being sought prior to proceeding if the quotation or tender sum exceeds the estimated contract.

-        The permission from the Executive Councillor being sought before proceeding if the value exceeds the estimated contract by more than 15%.

 

Reasons for the Decision

As set out in the Officer’s report

 

Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

Not applicable.

 

Scrutiny Considerations

 

The committee received a report from the Head of ICT regarding wide area network.

 

In response to member’s question the Head of ICT confirmed the following:

 

i.                 The project would improve the Council’s throughput and connect to the Virgin Media Cloud.

ii.               Whilst the project would not generate any savings, it would enable more to be done within the same resource.

 

The Committee resolved unanimously to endorse the recommendations.

 

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendations.

 

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any Dispensations Granted)

Not applicable.