Omagh council to spend £60k on new laptops for councillors

FERMANAGH and Omagh District Council is to spend £60,000 on new laptops for its 40 councillors.

The council this week issued a tender looking for a company to supply the laptops.

It is part, the council states, of a ‘device refresh of laptops’ for use by councillors.

The tender states the estimated value of the laptop contract will be £60,000, including value added tax.

Therefore, the estimated value of each laptop is £1,500.

The closing date for submissions is April 28 and the contract is to run from May 1 to May 21 this year.

Every councillor in the North is provided with a laptop as part of their role.

The majority of council business across the North’s 11 local authorities is conducted electronically, with limited use of printed paper.