Decision details

Councillor Tahir Rafiq, Cabinet Member for Corporate Affairs and HR presented the report which sought approval for the transformation plan to progress to the next phase of the Cloud Migration Programme through the appointment of a delivery partner to undertake the build phase of the project. Members supported the proposals, noting the long term benefits in terms of service and ways of working.

Decision:

That Cabinet approves the decision to use the ICT Capital Programme to fund the build phase of the Cloud Migration programme through appropriate procurement routes.

Reasons for the decision:

This is part of the ICT Capital Programme approved by Full Council in February 2019 to support the modernisation of the Council’s IT estate and to facilitate the delivery of a new programme of investment in technology and digital services to support future transformation.

Other options considered and rejected:

None, the business benefits will include greater resilience through a cloud-based data recovery model and improved business intelligence through investment in data management.