Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Housing and Customer Services

Presented by the Corporate Portfolio Holder

The Corporate Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members.

He advised Members that the current Licence agreement was due to expire on 31 July 2018 and that a new agreement needed to be in place for a further 3 years so that the Council was legally licenced. He stated that the funding of £267,000 would come out of the existing ICT budgets which Cabinet was asked to approve and delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Housing and Customer Services to procure the contract.

It was moved by Councillor N J Rushton, seconded by Councillor A V Smith and

RESOLVED THAT:

Authority be delegated to the Strategic Director of Housing and Customer Services in consultation with the Corporate Portfolio Holder to procure a 3 year Microsoft Enterprise Licensing agreement to fulfil its licensing obligations, at the end of the current term.

Reason for decision:To ensure Members are aware of the renewal cost of the Microsoft Enterprise Software Licence Agreement, the renewal costs takes the contract value above the £250,000 threshold which requires Cabinet approval and to authorise the renewal of Microsoft Software Licences Agreement, to ensure the authority stays appropriately licenced and meets its Microsoft software licencing obligations.