Decision details

Capital bid for renewal of commercial printers was put back to 2020/21 financial year on the understanding that a 1 year extension on current printer contract could be achieved which would allow time to look at long term costs.

The current contract can not be extended and the only other option would be to go into a new 3 year contract which is not viable as a costings exercise was carried out last year by finance which showed that a  purchase is more cost effective than leasing.

To bring forward agreed capital funding from 2020/21 to 2019/20 to buy new printing equipment when current lease expires at the end of June 2019.

To reduce costs of further leasing or the loss of a key service.

Extend current contract by 1 year, supplier unable to extend due to legal reasons within Government framework that we signed 5 years ago.