Date: 15/01/2010

Dear Mr Hellard

Re: Freedom of Information request number 1578

Thank you for your request dated 15/01/2010 for the following information:

i) Who are the incumbent suppliers of the "basic connectivity" for your Wide Area Network Services? Are any contracts due for renewal in the next six months?

ii) How many sites on your network require high speed (greater than 1Gig) connections?

iii) Do you integrate (or manage) your own network or do you use a Systems Integrator or Outsourcing company for your network or ICT services? If so, please specify who and when the contract expires.

iv) How many Data Centres do you use and are they on council premises or third party premises? If third party please specify the company and when the contract expires.

v) Do you use "Co-location" Services ? If yes who is the supplier and when do the contracts need to be renewed?

Section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information Act requires that we process your application within 20 working days of the date we received your request, therefore we will respond to you by 12/02/2010. If we are unable to meet this deadline we will inform you of this and the reasons why.

If the information is already available to you through the Council's publication scheme we will advise you of this. We will advise you whether we hold the information you have requested and if you are able to access it. In some cases where exclusions apply we will not be able to provide you with the information you have requested. If we are unable to provide the information you request we will contact you and inform you of the reasons why. In some cases there may be a charge for the information you have requested. We will keep charges to a minimum and will inform you as soon as possible of any charges that apply.

If you are unhappy with the Council's response you can make a complaint via the Council's complaints procedures and this will be looked into. If you are not happy with this decision you may then appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Yours faithfully

Louise Wright

Louise Wright

Freedom of Information Coordinator

Telephone (01375) 366217

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