ICT Strategic Partner

Wirral Council is seeking responses for: • A single strategic supplier to assist in the selection, supply, delivery, implementation and ongoing support / maintenance of the councils ICT demands within the core infrastructure. • The requirement is for a partner who can assist in the development of a strategic roadmap in line with the council's core strategy. • The single strategic partner will work with the council on the agreed roadmap for the next 3 - 5 years; in managing the supply of all software licenses and hardware including new and existing maintenance renewals. • The partner must demonstrate added value to the council in the form of skilled pre-sales resource and direct cost savings on existing contracts / supply of new technologies (hardware and software) • The estimated value of the renewals during the lifetime of this contract period is £8-10 million. • This will exclude the management and technical support of the council's network and telephony infrastructure which is covered under separate contracts. This is a 3 year contract with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years