The Head of Financial Services submitted a report to Cabinet on 9 September 2020 seeking project approval and delegated authority for the Head of Financial Services to award a contract for the Supply of a Revenues and Benefits system.

Papers relating to this item and the decision of Cabinet are set out in the minutes of that meeting.

Cabinet recommends that Council resolves to:

1.     make a budget allocation of £735k within the Council’s capital programme for 2020-21 and note the savings accruing to the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan.

Cllr Aziz joined the meeting during this item.

Council considered the report of the Head of Financial Services submitted to Cabinet on 9 September 2020 seeking project approval and delegated authority for the Head of Financial Services to award a contract for the Supply of a Revenues and Benefits system.

The Cabinet Member for Customer Focused Services, Cllr Chapman, introduced the report and proposed the recommendation. This was agreed on being seconded and put to the vote.

Council resolved to make a budget allocation of £735k within the Council’s capital programme for 2020-21 and note the savings accruing to the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan.

The Head of Financial Services has submitted a report to seek project approval and delegated authority for the Head of Financial Services to award a contract for the Supply of a Revenues and Benefits system.

Recommendation: That Cabinet resolves to:

1.    Consider the results of the tender exercise and give project approval to implement a new revenues and benefits ICT software package , which will enable the Council to deliver effective, efficient and modern revenues and benefits services for the benefit of the Council and its customers;

2.    Delegate to the Head of Financial Services, authority to award a contract for the supply of a revenues and benefits system subject to agreement of appropriate terms to Civica UK Ltd; and

3.    Recommend to Council to make a budget allocation of £735k within the Council’s capital programme for 2020-21 and note the savings accruing to the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan.

The Head of Financial Services had submitted a report seeking project approval and delegated authority for the Head of Financial Services to award a contract for the Supply of a Revenues and Benefits system.

Councillor Chapman, Cabinet Member for Customer Focused Services, introduced the report and the recommendations.

Cabinet resolved to:

1.    Note the results of the tender exercise; and

2.    Give project approval to implement a new revenues and benefits ICT software package , which will enable the Council to deliver effective, efficient and modern revenues and benefits services for the benefit of the Council and its customers;

3.    Delegate to the Head of Financial Services authority to award a contract for the supply of a revenues and benefits system subject to agreement of appropriate terms to Civica UK Ltd; and

4.    Recommend to Council to make a budget allocation of £735k within the Council’s capital programme for 2020-21 and note the savings accruing to the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan.