Issue - decisions

The Executive Members have agreed to:

·       note the receipt of £250,000 external funding from the MHCLG Local Digital Fund for the delivery of the OpenCommunity Beta;

·       approve the creation of a budget for the new scheme;

·       approve a direct contract award under the G-Cloud Framework digital marketplace with Snook and Porism Ltd to deliver OpenCommunity Beta, using the government Digital Marketplace framework;

·       delegate authority to the Director for Digital, Sustainability & Resources to thereafter manage the contract, in close collaboration with the partnership project team;

·       delegate to the Director for Digital, Sustainability and Resources the authority to let future contracts associated with this project; and

·       request that the Director for Digital, Sustainability & Resources report the outcomes of OpenCommunity Beta to Joint Strategic Committee when available.