Microsoft Office software

Matt Townsend made this Freedom of Information request to Carmarthenshire Council

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From: Matt Townsend

26 February 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I request under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000 the following
and would be grateful for any response.

The sum in total, if any, spent on licences for or purchase of
Microsoft Office software during each of the last two available
either
financial or calendar years.

Please note the figures I am interested in are specifically for
Microsoft Office licences and software, not other Microsoft
software.

What amound of this was for software used in schools?

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Matt Townsend

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From: FOIA
Carmarthenshire Council

26 February 2009

Dear Mr Townsned,

Thank you for your request for information regarding expenditure on
Microsoft Office software, which was received on 26th February, 2009 and
is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We are
therefore required to provide you with a response within 20 working
days, which will be on or before 26th March, 2009.

If we require any clarification or further details, we will contact you
as soon as possible.

In the meantime, if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to
contact me, remembering to quote the reference number above in any
communications.

Yours sincerely

John Tillman
Swyddog Gwybodaeth a Diogelu Data
Adran y Prif Weithredwr
Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin

Information & Data Protection Officer
Chief Executive's Department
Carmarthenshire County Council

Tel: (01267) 246108
Mewnol/Internal: 6108
Ffacs/Fax: (01267) 246134

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From: FOIA
Carmarthenshire Council

6 March 2009

Dear Mr Townsend,

I refer to your request for information regarding Microsoft Office software, which was received on 26th February, 2009 and has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The specific information you requested was as follows:

1. The sum in total, if any, spent on licences for or purchase of Microsoft Office software during each of the last two available either financial or calendar years.

2. The amount spent on this software for use in schools.

In response, I can provide the following information:

2007/08 financial year:

Corporate - £154,849.40
Schools/academic - £10,789.07

2009/09 (to February, 2009)

Corporate - £94,335.66
Schools/academic - £11,820.78

If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

John Tillman
Swyddog Gwybodaeth a Diogelu Data
Adran y Prif Weithredwr
Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin

Information & Data Protection Officer
Chief Executive's Department
Carmarthenshire County Council

Tel: (01267) 246108
Mewnol/Internal: 6108
Ffacs/Fax: (01267) 246134

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