The Head of Business Improvement submitted a report to Cabinet on 10 November 2021 seeking approval to proceed with the procurement and subsequent contract award(s) for a five year replacement to the existing BT OnePhone telephony contracts (fixed line and mobile) at a cost of less than and no more than the existing contract value.

The Cabinet decisions are set out in the minutes of that meeting (included in this agenda).

Cabinet Member Cllr Rowley will present the report and propose Cabinet’s recommendations.

Recommendation:

Cabinet recommends that Council resolves to

1.    approve the addition of £50k into the capital programme as set out in paragraph 2 of the report.

Council considered a report of the Head of Business Improvement seeking approval to proceed with the procurement and subsequent contract award(s) for a five year replacement to the existing BT OnePhone telephony contracts (fixed line and mobile) at a cost of less than and no more than the existing contract value.

Cllr Rowley, Cabinet Member for Citizen Focused Services, introduced the report, proposed the recommendations and answered questions.

The recommendations were agreed on being seconded and put to the vote.

Council resolved to:

approve the addition of £50k into the capital programme as set out in paragraph 2 of the report.

The Head of Business Improvement has submitted a report  seeking approval to proceed with the procurement and subsequent contract award(s) for a five year replacement to the existing BT OnePhone telephony contracts (fixed line and mobile) at a cost of less than and no more than the existing contract value.

Cabinet is recommended to:

1.    Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Citizen Focused Services, the Head of Financial Services and Head of Law & Governance, to conduct the procurement and award of new Telephony contracts for five years (3+2) using the [Crown Commercial Services Network Services 2 framework (RM3808 Lot 10] (fixed line and mobile), and all other necessary or ancillary agreements with the successful bidder(s) in accordance with the strategy set out in the report; and 

2.    Recommend to Council the addition of £50k into the capital programme as per paragraph 2.

The Head of Business Improvement had submitted a report  seeking approval to proceed with the procurement and subsequent contract award(s) for a five year replacement to the existing BT OnePhone telephony contracts (fixed line and mobile) at a cost of less than and no more than the existing contract value.

Cllr Mike Rowley, Cabinet Member for Customer Focused Services, introduced the report which sought to procure a new telephony contract via the Crown Commercial Services framework at value of no more than the current annual value of the same services.  While there was no guarantee, the new contract might save up to £100k per annum.

Cabinet resolved to:

1.    Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Citizen Focused Services, the Head of Financial Services and Head of Law & Governance, to conduct the procurement and award of new Telephony contracts for five years (3+2) using the [Crown Commercial Services Network Services 2 framework (RM3808 Lot 10] (fixed line and mobile), and all other necessary or ancillary agreements with the successful bidder(s) in accordance with the strategy set out in the report; and 

2.    Recommend to Council the addition of £50k into the capital programme as per paragraph 2.