Councils including Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea are being led by Westminster City Council in deploying a borough wide ICT procurement framework.

The contract up for tender is for a complete ICT service including an integrated service desk solution and data centre services. Westminster has placed a service delivery deadline for November 2014 with later dates set by the other councils.

The procurement process is expected to begin in April with the service framework divided into three parts. The contract cost has yet to be announced.