Build a decision your team can assess.

Give your council’s budget owner a clear decision brief. Compare current effort, a written service quote and the evidence your records and IT teams need.

Free browser-based pack · Worked example included · No form

FOR COUNCIL RECORDS, GOVERNANCE AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAMS

Leave with a usable decision brief.

A decision brief, an editable cost comparison and a worked example in one downloadable pack. Download it, open it in your browser and save your progress locally. Use Print / save PDF when you are ready to share a review copy.

A brief for the approver

Prompts help you explain the problem, options, scope and decision without writing a proposal from scratch.

An honest cost comparison

Enter measured hours, a loaded rate and a written quote. Compare first-year and recurring costs without invented savings.

An evaluation plan

Agree the evidence and critical requirements needed before making a purchase recommendation.

See what a completed entry looks like.

FICTIONAL WORKED EXAMPLE

Decision requested

Approve a six-week evaluation before a purchase decision. Compare the current process with a proposed archive using a known sample set, a written quote and an IT review. Subscription approval remains separate.

The pack keeps time released separate from cash savings. No product price or return is assumed.

Use it in your next internal review.

  1. Open the pack and load the fictional example to understand the expected detail.
  2. Select Start blank and enter your own scope and evidence references.
  3. Download progress before closing. Restore that file to continue later.
  4. Print to PDF and share it with the people responsible for the decision.

Keep confidential record contents in your approved systems. This pack needs references and observations, not passwords or personal case details.

Bring a real task to a Brolly walkthrough.

See the Archive workflow, then ask us to demonstrate the search and export tasks that matter to your team. Confirm coverage for your accounts and content types during the evaluation.

Discuss your archiving business case

Questions about the pack

What format is the download?

A self-contained HTML pack that opens in a modern browser. It includes editable fields, a worked example, progress-file download and restore, and printing to PDF. It is not a Word or Excel file.

Do I need to enter my contact details?

No. Open or download the pack without a form. A Brolly walkthrough is optional.

Will Brolly receive my entries?

No. Entries stay in the pack in your browser. They are not automatically saved. Download a progress file before closing, and keep that file securely.

Does completing this prove compliance?

No. Use your own records, privacy, procurement and security requirements. The pack supports evaluation; your authorised reviewers make the decision.

Continue the evaluation

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Original planning tools from Brolly. Version 1 · October 2026. Apply your own policies and approval requirements.