Issue - meetings

RESOLVED

That Cabinet delegate to the Director of Corporate Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Lead for Finance & Assets, to award the contract for the Microsoft Licensing Solution Provider who manage and administer Microsoft licensing for the IT estate once the tender process has been completed.

Reasons

The report recommends a delegation to the Director of Corporate Resources, after speaking to the Cabinet Lead for Finance & Assets, to avoid delay in meeting the licence renewal deadline.

The Acting Leader introduced the report and said that the licensing that was sought under the contract tender award process would cover the use of Microsoft products across the council, from Office applications which included the provision of email and software management, to Windows products for laptops and servers and the licensing of the Azure cloud environment.

The current Microsoft Licensing Agreement was due for renewal on the 1^st September 2019.  Delegated Authority was sought for the award of the contract for a Microsoft Licensing Solutions Provider from the beginning of July, in order to assess the licensing options available and to meet the renewal process timeline that starts from the middle of July.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet delegate to the Director of Corporate Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Lead for Finance & Assets, to award the contract for the Microsoft Licensing Solution Provider who manage and administer Microsoft licensing for the IT estate once the tender process had been completed.