Microsoft Office software

Matt Townsend made this Freedom of Information request to Newport City Council

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From: Matt Townsend

2 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 the last two available either
financial or calendar years.

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Matt Townsend

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From: Mark Bleazard
Newport City Council

10 February 2009

For the attention of Matt Townsend

Dear Sir

In response to your freedom of information request please find details
below.

We have a Microsoft Select Agreement in place and during 2007/2008 and
2008/2009 (To date) we have spent £218,960.
Yours faithfully

Mark Bleazard
Information Systems Consultant
Newport City Council

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From: Matt Townsend

18 February 2009

Dear Mark Bleazard,

Thank you for your email. Please could you give me the figures for
any 12 month period so that I can make comparisons with the figures
being supplied by other local authorities?

Please could you also advise me whether you can split this 12 month
figure between Microsoft Office software and other Microsoft
software?

Yours sincerely,

Matt Townsend

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From: Mark Bleazard
Newport City Council

18 February 2009

Dear Sir

I have forwarded to a colleague for the information you requested. I will
reply when I have the information which I hope is available.

Yours faithfully

Mark Bleazard
Information Systems Consultant
Newport City Council

Regards
Mark

Mark Bleazard
Information Systems Consultant
Newport City Council
01633 232107
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>>> Matt Townsend <[FOI #7535 email]> 18/02/09
09:46 >>>
Dear Mark Bleazard,

Thank you for your email. Please could you give me the figures for
any 12 month period so that I can make comparisons with the figures
being supplied by other local authorities?

Please could you also advise me whether you can split this 12 month
figure between Microsoft Office software and other Microsoft
software?

Yours sincerely,

Matt Townsend

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From: Mark Bleazard
Newport City Council

23 February 2009

Dear Sir

In response to your request, the total spend last year (April 2007 - March
2008) was £125,120. This was for Microsoft Office only.

Yours faithfully

Mark Bleazard
Information Systems Consultant

>>> Matt Townsend <[FOI #7535 email]> 18/02/09
09:46 >>>
Dear Mark Bleazard,

Thank you for your email. Please could you give me the figures for
any 12 month period so that I can make comparisons with the figures
being supplied by other local authorities?

Please could you also advise me whether you can split this 12 month
figure between Microsoft Office software and other Microsoft
software?

Yours sincerely,

Matt Townsend

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