Cardiff Council has signed a 15-year contract with outsourcer Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a move the local authority claims makes it the first UK council to partner with an Indian-based IT company. Skip related content
TCS will be tasked with integrating the councils technology services.
The approach will be supported by TCS technology platform, Digigov, which has been developed to deliver better IT services to government.
The framework handles workflow and automates business process, allowing information and knowledge management and helping to provide operational analytics.
Mark Stephens, Cardiff Council's executive member for finance and service said: "It was clear we needed to be more innovative about how we deliver our services. Bringing a technology partner on board is key to modernising our approach."
Brian Woodford, director, public sector at TCS UK, said: This private and public partnership has been created with a view to delivering solutions aimed to help the people of Cardiff."
Neither party was able to disclose the value of the deal.
