ICT Implementation

Our reference: 1803 FOI
 
Dear Joe Hellard,
 
Thank you for your request of 14 January 2010 in which you asked 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?

Your request is being considered and Oxfordshire County Council will
respond as soon as possible within the next 20 working days in compliance
with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This means that the council
will send a response to you by 11 February 2010.

 
There may be a fee payable for this information. You will be informed if
this is the case and you can decide if you wish to proceed with your
request.

 
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Please contact me if you have any have further enquiries about your
request. I would be grateful if you could quote the reference number
given at the top of this email.

 
Yours sincerely,

Rachel Skeet
Complaints and FOI Officer

Oxfordshire County Council
Legal and Democratic Services
Complaints and Freedom of Information Team
County Hall
New Road
Oxford OX1 1ND

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Our reference: 1803 FOI

Dear Mr Hellard,
 
Thank you for your request of 14 January 2010 in which you asked 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?

Taking each of your questions in turn:

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?

Synetrix
No contracts are due for renewal in the next six months.

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

None

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.

Oxfordshire County Council uses Synetrix. The contact expires in 2014.

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.

The council uses one data centre on council premises.

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

No

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Please let me know if you have further enquiries. I would be grateful if
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Yours sincerely,

Rachel Skeet
Complaints and FOI Officer

Oxfordshire County Council
Legal and Democratic Services
Complaints and Freedom of Information Team
County Hall
New Road
Oxford OX1 1ND

Tel: 01865 815889
Fax: 01865 783195
Email: [3][email address]
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Dear Mr Hellard,

Synetrix provide Wide Area Network (WAN) services only. We manage our
own Data Centre.

Yours sincerely,

Rachel Skeet
Complaints and FOI Officer

Oxfordshire County Council
Legal and Democratic Services
Complaints and Freedom of Information Team
County Hall
New Road
Oxford OX1 1ND

Tel: 01865 815889
Fax: 01865 783195
Email: [email address]
Team email: [email address] or [Oxfordshire County Council request email]

This email, including attachments, may contain confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete it immediately. Views expressed by the sender may not be those of Oxfordshire County Council. Council emails are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/emaildiscl...