Council Use of IT Software

Dear Mr Fitzsimmons

I write to acknowledge receipt of your request for information and note
the terms of your request as detailed below.

Your request for information will be processed in accordance with the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 ("the Act") and guidance
issued by the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner. A
response to your request for information will be issued promptly and in
any event within 20 working days from receipt.

Yours sincerely

Lena Morrison
FOI & Equalities Officer
T: 01851 709222
E: [email address]

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Dear Mr Fitzsimons

Request for Information

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Council Use of IT Software

I refer to your request for information of 9 February 2010 and note the
terms of your request to receive a complete list of suppliers/contractor
and consultants that have been used over the past year when procuring IT
Software and the total spend on IT Software in the past financial year.

Please find the attached list of software suppliers/contractor and
consultants that are currently used by the Comhairle. Please note that
application support costs are paid directly by each department and are
detailed at the bottom of the spreadsheet.

<<FOI1423 - Copy of Contracts Register FV.xls>>

The Comhairle do not employ an IT Contracts Manager although Angus
Macarthur, Head of IT, would normally be involved in all IT procurement.
Angus Macarthur's email address is [1][email address].

I trust that this information meets your needs. If you are dissatisfied
with this response you can request the Comhairle to review this response
to your request for information. You have 40 days, from the date of
receipt of this response, in which to lodge this requirement for review.
A request for review must be in writing, describe your original request
and explain why are dissatisfied. An application for review should be
sent to the Chief Executive, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Council Offices,
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2BW ([email address]). A request
for review lodged with the Chief Executive will be processed promptly and
in any event within 20 working days of receipt.

Should you still remain dissatisfied after completion of the review
process you may apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner, 10 Kinburn
Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, K16 9BS, to establish whether
your request for information has been processed in accordance with Part 1
of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Yours sincerely

Lena Morrison

FOI & Equalities Officer

T: 01851 709222

E: [email address]

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