FOI release

ICT Equipment / Software

Case reference FOI2024/00914

Received 22 May 2024

Published 4 June 2024

Request

Q1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following?

Device Type

Number of Devices

Desktop PCs

Laptops

Mobile Phones

Printers & Multi Functional Devices (MFDs)

Tablets

Physical Servers

Storage Devices (for example: NAS, SAN)

Networking Infrastructure (for example: Switches, Routers, Interfaces, Wireless Access Points)

Security Infrastructure (for example: Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools)

 

Q2. Does your organisation plan to procure any of the below enterprise applications or software, if yes, please provide information in the below format. Please note, if the applications you're planning to procure are not listed below then do mention them separately.

Name of Application

Contract Expiry Date

Annual Cost

Content Management System -

Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Inventory Management Software

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software 

Business Intelligence Systems

Other software/apps (mention the name of the software)

 

 

Q3. Do you have any plans to procure End user devices (desktop/laptop/tablet/mobile phones etc)? if yes, please provide information in the below format.

Desktops

Laptops

Mobile Phones

Tablets and Others (Please specify, if Others)

 

Q4. Do you have any plans to procure below services/softwares? if yes, please provide information in the below format.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Cyber Security

 

 

Response

Q1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following?

Device Type

Number of Devices

Desktop PCs

106

Laptops

1620

Mobile Phones

Approx 1,312 (including Handsets & SIM onlys)

Printers & Multi Functional Devices (MFDs)

70 

Tablets

92

Physical Servers

Circa 25

Storage Devices (for example: NAS, SAN)

Networking Infrastructure (for example: Switches, Routers, Interfaces, Wireless Access Points)

295 

Security Infrastructure (for example: Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools)

 

Q2. Does your organisation plan to procure any of the below enterprise applications or software, if yes, please provide information in the below format. Please note, if the applications you're planning to procure are not listed below then do mention them separately.

Name of Application

Contract Expiry Date

Annual Cost

Content Management System -

JADU

22 Aug 24

22 Aug 25 if contract extension is utilised

Circa £38,650

Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Business World

31 Mar 30

Circa £130,000

Inventory Management Software

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software 

Business Intelligence Systems

Power BI included as part of Microsoft Office 365

31 May 26

Circa £42,000 for the Power BI element

Other software/apps (mention the name of the software)

Please refer to the Councils contracts register to acquire a list of all Council contracts:

Contracts register – Herefordshire Council

 

 

Q3. Do you have any plans to procure End user devices (desktop/laptop/tablet/mobile phones etc)? if yes, please provide information in the below format.

All devices are procured as and when they are required. It is not possible to provide dates as to when devices will be procured or the costs allocated to these purchases due to the ad hoc nature of the purchases

Desktops

Laptops

Mobile Phones

Tablets and Others (Please specify, if Others)

 

Q4. Do you have any plans to procure below services/softwares? if yes, please provide information in the below format.

Discussions are currently being undertaken with regards to these services and whether these are areas the Council would like to invest in/pursue. Due to no definitive decisions being made at this time it is not possible to answer this question. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Cyber Security

 

 

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