Hampshire and Oxfordshire county councils are planning an ICT partnership that would see them supporting each other in the use of different systems.

A memorandum of understanding is already in place and the move will go ahead if it wins approval at Oxfordshire's cabinet meeting on 20 December.

The first step is expected to be Hampshire providing supporting the other council's SAP system when its current service contract with Serco ends in late 2012. This is predicted to save the council £1m over three years.