Decision details

To authorise Cyngor Gwynedd to act as the Lead Authority for LMS Cymru, which means:

·        That the Cyngor Gwynedd Procurement Unit will undertake the procurement process for a new LMS which involves procuring a system on a framework, not only for the north Wales Library Consortium but for the Wales Library Authorities which are eager to be members of the LMS Cymru Consortium for the duration of the contract which will last 7 years from 2023/2024.

·        That the LMS Cymru arrangement is based on a Consortium Agreement that will commit every member to pay their full proportion of the costs, and any potential costs such as redundancy costs, for the duration of the new consortium agreement.

·        As a part of the Consortium Agreement, to employ a LMS Support Unit staffed by 3 full-time officers (neutral location) for the duration of the agreement.