The agreement is expected to be more than £180m over eight years and will replace the previous contract with the technology company Capgemini.
In a statement the council said, ""One clear objective is to enable us to enter into shorter contractual tie-ins with particular suppliers or products. So if, for example, improvements and savings can be made by switching from desktops and laptops to tablet computers, or if a better deal is available with a different mobile provider, then it will be possible to make the move quickly and without paying financial premiums."
The new systems are expected to be ready by May 2014
For more information
www.guardian.co.uk/government-computing-network
