Appendix 3: Capital Programme 2026/27 to 2029/30 - Council funded schemes - Resources and Transformation
Resources and Transformation: Council funded schemes
| Description | 2026/27 (£) | 2027/28 (£) | 2028/29 (£) | 2029/30 (£) | Total (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aids and Adaptations / Preventative Adaptations/ Supporting Independence - This project directly supports: 1. Statutory requirement to provide Disabled Facility Grants (DFGs) this includes enabling the council to provide a continuous service rather than as some councils do in terms of stock-piling enquiries till new grant allocations are made to them. 2. Provision of maintenance of lifts and hoists. 3. Minor adaptation works. 4. Domestic electrical safety. | 1,242,000 | 1,242,000 | 1,242,000 | 1,242,000 | 4,968,000 |
| Maintaining a safe & secure environment - Not all hardware has a warranty/support & maintenance agreement in place - it is more cost effective to replace the equipment should it fail. This scheme also funds critical work that needs to take place within the Council's data centre environments for example additional cooling units, additional door security, unforeseen problems i.e. suppliers unexpectedly declaring components end of life or unforeseen incompatibilities between components i.e. something new won't work with something old without additional intervention/replacement. | 190,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 | 760,000 |
| Replacement of 'tablet' technology - Devices will become out of date, this scheme is a tablet refresh programme | 1,125,000 | 1,125,000 | 1,125,000 | 1,125,000 | 4,500,000 |
| Card payments, digital website - To ensure the council remains compliant and allows for citizens to pay for services online | 255,425 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 555,425 |
| Capitalisation of capital finance team - Capitalisation of the team to enhance capital planning, financing and strengthen programme delivery | 596,482 | 618,514 | 639,943 | 661,934 | 2,516,873 |
| Digital and Technology Service (DaTS) staffing capitalisation - DaTS will grow the internal team and knowledge to deliver capital projects which will reduce external consultants moving forward | 1,300,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,400,000 | 5,400,000 |
| ICT safe and secure environment. | 139,931 | 139,931 | 346,780 | 150,000 | 776,642 |
| Digital Transformation Programme - Further develop to include data changes, contract or agreements and assessment requirements | 210,000 | 210,000 | 0 | 0 | 420,000 |
| DaTS programme (BAU) - Further develop to include data changes, contract or agreements and assessment requirements | 747,000 | 647,000 | 567,000 | 567,000 | 2,528,000 |
| Android replacement programme - These devices will need to be replaced every 2-3 years as the versions of android become unsupported (an android replacement carried out in 2022/23). | 30,000 | 271,000 | 30,000 | 45,000 | 376,000 |
| Data back-up/security replacement & Cloud data back-up - The current on-premises tape back-up solution was end of life in 2024/25 - a replacement solution will be required to ensure that data is secured in line with the council's retention policy and to also ensure that it can be recovered should there be a disaster. | 450,000 | 0 | 0 | 500,000 | 950,000 |
| Wi-Fi access points and licences - Wi-Fi access points and associated licences have a 4 year lifespan in which they are compliant with PSN standards. In order to retain the council's PSN certification the access points and licences will need to be replaced on a 3-4 yearly basis. | 0 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 0 | 160,000 |
| Chip & pin devices - Chip & pin devices and associated licences have a 4 year life span in which they are compliant with PCI standards. In order to retain the council's PCI compliance, the chip & pin devices and licences will need to be replaced on a 3-4 yearly basis. | 0 | 0 | 30,000 | 0 | 30,000 |
| Total Resources and Transformation | 6,285,838 | 5,973,445 | 5,700,723 | 5,980,934 | 23,940,940 |