Issue details

The report seeks approval to take up a permitted extension of 36 months for the provision of the Adults & Children’s Social Care IT System with Liquid Logic Ltd at a value of £1,190,285.

The 36-month contract extension is for ongoing annual software and maintenance of the existing Adults & Children’s Social Care IT system, to ensure it is still supported and the Council receives the system upgrades required to meet our statutory responsibilities.

The Council is required to fulfil a range of statutory social care functions which meet the needs of children, young people, adults, and their families across the borough. In order to do so, it is necessary to have a well-maintained Social Care IT system.

It is vital to ensure ongoing continuity and stability of the system, with appropriate support and maintenance in place, in order to safeguard out most vulnerable children and adults, and evidence our work with the children, adults and families that we support. It is also paramount to extend this contract to avoid service failure.