Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth and Investment introduced a report on the proposed procurement of a replacement IT system as part of the Housing Transformation Programme, which would incorporate the areas of housing assets, housing advice, housing applicants, council tenancies, leaseholders, market rent sector residents, homelessness, rent and service charge records, repairs and maintenance and statutory compliance functions.

The Cabinet Member explained that many of the systems used within the current Housing IT network were not fit-for-purpose going forward and the intention was to procure a solution that offered flexibility, adaptability and functionality.  In response to an enquiry, the Cabinet Member confirmed that the specification would include ‘future-proofing’ requirements to ensure that the new system was capable of interfacing with existing and future Council IT systems, in line with the Council’s IT Strategy.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree that the Council proceeds with the procurement of a new housing IT system and a maintenance and support contract, as provided for within the approved Housing Transformation Programme (HTP) and in accordance with the strategy set out in the report; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Strategic Director for Customer, Commercial and Service Delivery, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth and Investment, the Strategic Director of Finance and Investment and the Director of Law and Governance, to award and enter into the contracts and access agreements, for the initial and relevant extended periods.