Policy & Resources Committee - P.2019/38
The States are asked to decide:-
Whether, after consideration of the Policy Letter entitled "Future Digital Services", dated 30th April, 2019, they are of the opinion:-
1. To authorise the Policy & Resources Committee to enter into a ten-year contract with Agilisys Guernsey Limited for the delivery of States IT Services as set out in this Policy Letter ("the Strategic Partnership") including the provision and maintenance of the States IT infrastructure and support services, technology support for agreed transformation initiatives and delivering a programme of approved economic development initiatives, following the Committee's approval of the Full Business Case.
2. To approve the transfer to a new corporate entity of the contracts of employment of, and to make arrangements for comparable pensions for, such States of Guernsey IT staff as are identified for transfer, by way of an Ordinance made under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Guernsey) Law, 2001.
3. To approve the States having a minority "golden share" shareholding in the corporate entity referred to in Proposition 2 entitling the States, upon termination of the Strategic Partnership, to effect a share transfer of the corporate entity to the States, or to a replacement supplier of IT services to the States, for nominal consideration.
4. To note that the Policy & Resources Committee intends to use its existing delegated authority to approve funding of £1.4m from the Budget Reserve to fund the 2019 cost of the Strategic Partnership.
5. To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to include specific additional funding of £2.0m for the Strategic Partnership in the 2020 recommended Cash Limits, and to take account of the ongoing costs when recommending Cash Limits for subsequent years.
6. To approve funding from the Capital Reserve of a maximum of £26.9m for the improvement of business as usual IT services by the Strategic Partner, including transition, transformation, and major asset investment, and to delegate authority to the Policy & Resources Committee to open capital votes for the individual projects after consideration of the appropriate project business cases.
7. To approve funding from the Capital Reserve of a maximum of £16.7m for a programme of digital transformation, and to delegate authority to the Policy & Resources Committee to open capital votes for the individual projects after consideration of the appropriate project business cases.
8. To direct the preparation of such legislation as may be necessary to give effect to the above Propositions.
The above Propositions have been submitted to Her Majesty's Procureur for advice on any legal or constitutional implications in accordance with Rule 4(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the States of Deliberation and their Committees.
