To seek an exemption from the Council's
Procurement Rules to provide and trial the use of mobile tablet
technology across Polling Stations within the District for the
upcoming Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Elections on 02 May
24. The tablet based technology is provided by Democracy Counts
Ltd, with whom the Council already has a contract with since July
2022 for the provision of an Electoral Management System
(Elector8).
There are no other providers of this tablet based technology who
would be able to provide the same level of integration with the
Electoral Management System as the provider of that same system.
Additionally, the Notice of the Election is being published by The
Local Returning Officer on 22 March 2024.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/03/2024
Decision due: 21 Mar 2024 by Assistant Director (Governance) & Monitoring Officer
Contact: Lisa Hastings, Assistant Director (Governance) & Monitoring Officer Email: lhastings@tendringdc.gov.uk Tel: 01255 686561.