Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

The Cardiff County Council has entered into a 15-year partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on a project aimed at making it easier for residents of the Welsh town to access council services. As part of the commercial deal, the council's IT department will collaborate with TCS to integrate and rationalise its back office IT systems. Another objective is to create a single service to centrally manage HR and payroll operations.

TCS will begin with a 12-week project to assess the council's IT systems and to deliver proposals to upgrade and develop them. The projects will be delivered by the council's own IT staff, TCS or a combination of both. The council will assess the business case for each project before deciding which to implement.