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This report concerns the procurement of Housing and Revenue and Benefits Software to replace existing software provided to the council by Northgate Information Solutions. This report requests approval to invite tenders in respect of software to enable the council to administer and manage its Housing service and our Revenue and Benefits services as required by Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89. 

(i)         that approval be given to Officers inviting tenders for software for the administration and management of our Housing and Revenues and Benefits Services on the basis of the pre - tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.6 of the report;

(ii)        that approval be given to Officers to evaluate the tenders referred to in (i) above on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in paragraph 3.6 of the report.

Councillor Pavey (Deputy Leader of the Council) introduced the report from the Chief Finance Officer which concerned the procurement of Housing and Revenue and Benefits Software to replace existing software provided to the council by Northgate Information Solutions. The report requested approval to invite tenders in respect of software to enable the council to administer and manage its Housing service and our Revenue and Benefits services as required by Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89. The new contract would start in March 2016.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that approval be given to the invitation of tenders for software for the administration and management of the Council’s Housing and Revenues and Benefits Services on the basis of the pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.6 of the report from the Chief Finance Officer;

(ii)        that approval be given to the evaluation of the tenders referred to in (i) above on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in paragraph 3.6 of the report from the Chief Finance Officer.