Purpose

Procurement of a payment management
system.

Content

That authority be delegated to the Assistant
Director for Exchequer Services to make a direct contract award
through a compliant procurement framework for the provision a
Payment Management System until 2031.

Reasons for the decision

The
Payment Management System is the core platform for the Councils
payment and income management functions and enables the Council and
its agents to manage financial transactions in excess of £46m
annually.
The
Council has operated and developed the use of its existing system
through the implementation of additional modules, since 2002 when
it was introduced. The system is embedded across a range of service
areas and systems.  The system continues
to fully meet the Councils requirements in terms of payment and
income management.