Issue - meetings

Report of the Finance and Information Services Director

Further to Minute No. 79 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member - Corporate Services held on 9 December 2009, the Cabinet considered the report of the Finance and Information Services Director on the outcome of the procurement exercise to replace the Pericles Revenues and Benefits System.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:   That

(1)       the report be noted;

(2)            approval be given to the selection of Northgate Information Solutions as the preferred supplier;

(3)       it be noted that the contract for the new Revenues and Benefits System will be between arvato Government System (Sefton) Ltd. and Northgate Information Solutions; and

(4)            costings be presented to the Cabinet Member - Corporate Services in January 2010.

Report of the Finance and Information Services Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Finance and Information Services Director on the outcome of a procurement exercise to replace the Pericles Revenue and Benefits system and seeking approval for a preferred supplier.

This was a key decision and was currently included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)       the report be noted;

(2)       the selection of Northgate Information Solutions as the preferred supplier, be approved;

(3)       the fact that the contract for the new Revenues and Benefits system will be between Arvato Government System (Sefton) Ltd. and Northgate Information Solutions be noted; and

(4)       the fact that detailed costings will be submitted to the Cabinet Member meeting in January, 2010, be noted.