That the Council awards a contract to Multidata to supply a Broadband service with an on-going maintenance and repair for an initial period of 5 years with the option for an extension for up to an additional 5 years.
The contract value covers a one-off capital investment of £5,915 for the installation of digital lines and equipment consisting of 49 Single Order Generic Ethernet Access (SOEGA) lines and routers, and an ongoing annual line rental charge of £30,330 for all lines including a 7 hour service restoration provision and filtering software. The on-going costs will be paid for via Service charges to tenants, and the capital costs are in-line with the current capital budget for the project.