Dear Mr Lewis,

 

I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

 

You asked:

 

I understand that your Council has contracted ICT services to a third
party organisation known as Shared Resource Service.

 

In relation to this arrangement I would be grateful if you could provide
me with the following information under the provisions of the Freedom Of
Information  act:

 

1. A copy of the outline business case/plan that was prepared prior to the
outsourcing of ICT services.

2. A copy of the full business case/plan that was prepared prior to the
outsourcing of ICT services.

3. An explanation of how the outsourcing took place in relation to
Procurement Legislation, e.g. was the work procured via a procurement
framework.  Please also explain how the procurement of these services
complied with European Legislation.

4. An explanation of your Council's governance relationship with Shared
Resource Service, e.g. does the Council have appointed seats on the board
of SRS; or share ownership of SRS?

 

The council has not contracted out to a 3rd party organisation nor has it
outsourced its ICT arrangements.

 

In September 2011 MCC cabinet agreed that we would join together with the
I.T. teams of Torfaen County Borough Council and Gwent Police. This was
called the Shared Resource Service (the SRS). Since then, Blaenau Gwent
County Borough Council have also joined the shared service and we will 
shortly be joined by Newport City Council.

 

The arrangement is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding, and all
partners have a representative on the SRS board. The SRS is not a profit
making organisation and each partner in the arrangement is equal. The SRS
is hosted by Torfaen County Borough Council, and its staff are currently
employees of Torfaen.

 

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request
for information, you can request a review by e-mail to
[1]mailto:[email address] or by writing to:

 

Paul Matthews

Chief Executive

PO Box 106

Caldicot

NP26 9AN 

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office

2nd Floor

Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

 

Telephone: 02920 678400

Email: [2][email address]

Fax: 02920 678399

There is no charge for making an appeal. 

 

Regards,

 

Mike Trigg,
Data Protection and FoI Officer

 

Telephone:         01633 644744

[3][email address]

 

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