Issue - meetings

To receive a report on the option to implement a new service delivery model for the Business Services Centre through the creation of an arm’s length trading vehicle

Rebecca Spore (Director of Infrastructure) and Mark Scott (Business Services Centre Transformation Director)were in attendance for this item.

1)    Ms Spore introduced the report, illustrated by a PowerPoint presentation, on the option to implement a new service delivery model for the Business Services Centre through the creation of an arm’s length trading vehicle from which KCC would commission transactional Finance, HR and ICT services. 

2)    Mr Hotson, Ms Spore and Mr Scott answered questions from Members on the presentation and detail of the proposal.  It was confirmed that the Committee would have the opportunity to comment further on the proposal at their next meeting, prior to a final decision being taken.

3)    It was suggested that Members might find it helpful to visit Commercial Services to show how KCC traded companies operated, in conjunction with the briefing on BSC and GEN2 mentioned in the previous item. Officers were requested to arrange a Member's briefing on KCC's trading companies before the next Committee Meeting in September.

4)    Resolved that:

(a)  The current progress be noted and the recommendation to proceed in the creation of a trading structure for the Business Services Centre be endorsed.

(b)   The continued development of the implementation plans which include the establishment of shadow governance, contractual and trading arrangements in line with the implementation plan with associated spend as outlined in section 5 and 7.2 in the report be noted.

(c)  It be noted that further updates will be provided to the Policy and Resources Cabinet Committee and the Commissioning Advisory Board with a final decision to be taken in the Autumn to proceed with the launch date in the first financial quarter of 2018/19.