Issue - meetings
Procurement strategy for laptops
Meeting: 23/03/2023 - Executive (Item 85)
85 Procurement strategy for laptop refresh 
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Decision:
AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS
Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report
Other options considered – none
Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none
Minutes:
RESOLVED:
(a)To approve the procurement strategy for the laptop refresh, to a total estimated value of £4,400,000, for the procurement of hardware, managed deployment and related services and software licensing for four years.
(b) That the Corporate Director of Resources be authorised to award the contract, following consultation with the Executive Member for Finance, Planning and Performance.
Reasons for the decision – The Council’s current four-year lease agreement for laptops was due to expire in August 2023. To enable the council to equip its staff with replacement laptops so that they could continue to work, a new leasing agreement needed to be in place with effect from September 2023.
Other options considered – none
Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none