Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2012/029

Contact: Graham Shaw, Head of ICT Business Delivery Tel: 07939 0609084

Report by Head of ICT Business Delivery (CMDDL4).

At its 20 December 2011 meeting, the Cabinet considered and agreed proposals to establish a formal partnership agreement for ICT services between the Oxfordshire County Council and Hampshire County Council ICT Services (Minute 149/11 refers). It was also agreed to delegate responsibility for the approval of the finalised Partnership agreement to the Deputy Leader, in his role as the Cabinet portfolio holder for ICT. 

The Partnership Agreement is allowed for under Section 101(5) Local Government Act 1972. A Joint Board will be established as shown within the agreement  to manage and develop the working relationship. The agreement is constituted as a framework allowing for further service operations to be added by mutual agreement.

Cabinet on 20 December agreed that the first service area of partnership collaboration would be the provision of SAP Applications Support from Hampshire to Oxfordshire. Transferring support in this way would enable Oxfordshire to realise savings in excess of £1m by 2015 and avoid a costly new procurement exercise.

The Deputy Leader is RECOMMENDED to approve the finalised Partnership Agreement as set out at Annex 1 of the report.