| | Birmingham City Council starts £500m IT transformation programme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Birmingham City Council has embarked on the largest local authority IT outsourcing and business transformation programmes seen in the UK, a 15-year deal estimated to be worth £500m. |
 | | council this week issued a tender notice asking for a “strategic partner” to help the authority transform the way its systems and processes support the delivery of its overall priorities of “flourishing neighbourhoods and improved services”. |
 | | Birmingham said staffing issues, including the employment arrangements for staff, will form an important part of negotiations, and said it may consider options which do not involve the transfer of staff from the council. |
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