Council holds Industry Day for potential ICT suppliers

Over 100 business representatives will be attending an ICT suppliers “Industry Day” hosted by The Highland Council in the Thistle Hotel, Inverness on Monday 16 September.

The council has arranged the event to provide information about how it will ensure the supply of ICT Services is continued when an existing contract comes to its end in March 2015.

A multi-sourcing approach to the re-provision of council ICT services has been agreed by the council including looking at whether certain services will be delivered by external providers and other elements will be delivered “in-house” by the council.

Councillor Dave Fallows Chair of The Highland Council’s Finance, Housing and Resources Committee said: "We are pleased with the positive response we have received from suppliers who wish to attend the event and it is encouraging to note that there are Highland-based suppliers as well as others from the rest of Scotland and international companies registering to attend."

The council will commence procurement before the end of 2013 with new services being delivered from April 2015. The tendering opportunities might cover:

Information about the future programme of work and the Industry Day can be found on the Public Contracts Scotland website www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk