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