Decisions Made

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Decisions published

30/09/2020 - Crawley Borough Council - move to unified communications ref: 345    Recommendations Approved

CBC's current state of telephony is outdated i.e. doesn’t support agile working with users tied to desk phones, there are issues with call quality and the overall service is deemed poor. The Covid-19 pandemic laid bare the current telephony system’s inability to support remote working.


Additionally, CBC’s telephony contract is coming to an end in Q1 2021. CBC are investing in a new telephony and contact centre solution that enables the agile transformation vision and provides a dynamic and flexible service for staff and Councillors, with considerable benefits.

Report FIN/501 which was considered by Cabinet on 24 June 2020 identified this decision as requiring approval by the Leader however, due to the final costs being significantly lower than initially indicated, the decision no longer requires approval by the Leader and has been taken by the Head of Digital and Transformation as a Significant Operational Decision.

Decision Maker: Head of Digitial & Transformation

Decision published: 26/10/2020

Effective from: 30/09/2020

Decision:

As a result of the finalisation of the procurement process and following consultation with the CEO/DCE, Leader and Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development, the Head of Digital and Transformation has exercised delegated authority to undertake procurement for the new telephony and contact centre solution.
Following the procurement exercise, the contract has been awarded to the most advantageous suppliers with the telephony contract (Bidder C) to start in November 2020 and the Contact Centre contract (Bidder A) to start in January 2021.

Lead officer: Simon Jones


16/10/2020 - Town Hall Site Redevelopment: District Heat Network Contract Award ref: 344    Recommendations Approved

The Town Hall Site Redevelopment has reached its next key milestone. Westrock have now completed a contract to deliver the District Heat Network.

Decision Maker: Deputy Chief Executive

Decision published: 21/10/2020

Effective from: 16/10/2020

Decision:

Members are asked to note:

• That Kier, and their Heat Network specialists Hopkins, are now in contract with Westrock to deliver the District Heat Network.
• The costs of the contract is within the indicated amount included within the Revised DHN Budget Report agreed at Council in March 2020, including a healthy contingency
• The next key milestone for the DHN project will be the appointment of the O&M contractor
• The new Town Hall building continues to progress in line with both programme and budget, and the first 91 affordable homes are due for practical completion in Spring 2021.

Lead officer: Ian Duke1