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Recommendations approved

 

Reasons for recommendations
The
contract award will provide continuity in utilising the existing
hardware and infrastructure.
 
The
recommendations ensure compliance with the council’s Contract
Procedure Rules.
 
The
recommendations present the least risk to the council.
 

Other options considered and rejected
As part
of the renewal exercise, alternatives to the Citrix desktop have
been considered to ensure that the best product is in place to
support the council. There are potential alternatives which over
the coming year will be investigated further as longer-term
options.
 
An
alternative option has been rejected at this time as an alternative
will require a full hardware and infrastructure refresh and will
need a considerable initial capital investment to
implement.

While
further investigations are carried out there is an immediate
requirement to renew the existing licences to facilitate everyday
access to business systems.