Agenda and minutes

In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interest they may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting.

None declared.

Agreed.

Received and noted a report from the Corporate Director of Customer Services of the value and type of debts written off from the Income, Collection, Rents and Benefits Service areas as uncollectible for quarter four of the 2008/09 financial year (January to 31 March 2009).

Further noted that a number of these debts will be publicised in accordance with the policy agreed by Minute 69 2007/08.

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Resources regarding proposals for market testing services and procuring a strategic partner.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is proposed as the first in a series of market testing exercises, via a single strategic partner, to secure greater efficiencies and modernisation of key support services and infrastructure.

Agreed, in order to assist the Council to achieve all of its Community Priorities,

  (i)  To the market testing and procurement of a strategic partner for the development, management and delivery of ICT services within a business transformation context in the first instance and subsequently further services subject to an appropriate business case being made;

  (ii)  To note that, before any services were added to the strategic partnership, an Executive decision would be required that formally agreed the business case;

  (iii)  That the Corporate Director of Resources be delegated to proceed to formally negotiate, via the EU procurement process, for a strategic partner for the services outlined in paragraph 19 of the report; and

  (iv)  To receive a progress report every six months – up to contract signature.