Tompkins Wake acted for 6 regional councils in establishing a council controlled organization as a vehicle through which the councils will jointly develop an IT software platform which will serve the specific needs of regional councils over the next decade.

The arrangements needed to anticipate all the potential situations that may happen over that period of time, take into account specific legislation applicable to the local authority context and complex intellectual property issues, as well as retain the simplicity required for a working document that will be often referred to by executives involved in the operations of the project.