Issue - decisions

New Housing Management Software System

19/10/2020 - Supplementary Estimate for the Procurement and Award of a New Housing Management IT System

Cabinet

            RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL

            The approval of a Housing Revenue Account supplementary estimate of £160k (which equates to a weekly rent of 92p per dwelling) for the costs associated with the procurement and implementation of a new integrated housing management IT system. 

Cabinet

            RESOLVED – That

           

(1)  the virement of £240k be approved from existing budgets - £140k from capital budget x 25 and £100k from revenue contingency underspend;

 

(2)  the procurement and award of a 2+1+1 Contract be approved to a total value of £500k (inclusive of maintenance and support costs_ of a new Integrated Housing Management System, subject to Full Council approving the above supplementary estimate;

 

(3)  the ongoing maintenance and support costs for the new system of £50k of which £15k is accounted for within existing budgets be noted.