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Further to Minute 86 (19 January 2016), the Cabinet Member for Community Leadership and Engagement introduced a report on the outcome of a review of options for the future hosting and support of the Council’s core finance and human resources IT system, Oracle. 

The Cabinet Member advised that the current contract with Cap Gemini expired in July 2018 and at least one year’s notice should be given of an intention not to renew, to avoid potential financial risks.  The review had assessed four main options and identified a commercial hosting option, procured via a G-Cloud Framework, as the most economically advantageous.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree the procurement of a contract for the provision of installation, hosting and support services of the Council’s Oracle E-Business Finance and HR system, in accordance with the strategy set out in the report; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth and Investment and the Director of Law and Governance, to award and enter into the contracts and all other necessary or ancillary agreements.