Decision details
Telephony Service Provision
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Provision of telephony and related services for use by officers to make and receive calls across the Council with effect from 30 June 2016.
Decision:
1. That this report be exempt from disclosure by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972 Schedule 12A, Part 1, paragraph 3 (as amended), in that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
2. That the Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services approved the extension to Ericsson for a period running from 30th June 2016 until 9th April 2018 for telephony services, with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months up to 9th April 2019.
3. That the Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services noted that the initial extension period will have a breakpoint on 29th June 2017 to allow potential earlier take-up of a BT service offering under the recently procured framework agreement with BT (the “BT Framework Agreement”) that was procured to provide, among other services, a replacement for the telephony service.
Reasons for Decision
To ensure the Council has the ability to communicate internally between staff and also with the public using Voice Telephony communications.
Publication date: 26/05/2016
Date of decision: 26/05/2016