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1.   
To agree a direct award to GOSS through a compliant
procurement framework, only if favourable commercial terms can be
agreed including transparency on future costs for a period of up to
5 years from July 2024, for a joint GOSS iCM platform with South Ribble Council.

2.   
In the absence of the above i.e., not obtaining
favourable commercial terms directly with GOSS, the council will
undertake a full market procurement exercise which will include
open-source software currently being explored.

3.   
To approve the delegation of the outcome and final
sign off for either recommendation (a) or (b) to the Leader of the
Council and Executive Member (Resources).