I think on balance we will be seeing more deals like Essex’s with IBM (whether you believe in it or not). There are smaller examples: Wales and social services (unusual) and smallest: Lewisham and Bromley sharing IT. However, it isn’t one way only: Wolverhampton paid £7.1m to get out of a contract with Axon, and Barnet isn’t being allowed to do its easyCouncil approach.
