Communications & Services
Dear West Berkshire Council,
I would like to request the following information relating to the council's spend on communications technology.
Please confirm the manufacturer of your telephony system(s) that are currently in place?
When was the installation date of your telephony equipment?
Who maintains your telephony system(s)?
Please confirm value of the initial project and value of annual support/maintenance services (in £)?
Does your annual maintenance service include moves, adds and changes? And if not what is the annual cost of moves, adds & changes?
When is your contract renewal date?
Do you use Unified Communications or Collaboration tools such as Microsoft Skype for Business/ Teams/Cisco/Avaya/Mitel? If yes, what tools are you currently using?
Please confirm the manufacturer of your Contact centre system(s) that are currently in place?
When was the installation date of your contact centre infrastructure?
Who maintains your contact centre system(s)?
Please confirm value of the initial project and value of annual support/maintenance services (in £)?
How many contact centre employees/agents do you have?
Do agents work from home? Or just your offices?
When is your contract renewal date?
Do you use a CRM in the contact centre? What platform is used?
Do you use a knowledge base / knowledge management platform? What platform is used?
Who currently provides your calls and lines?
What is your current annual spend on calls and lines?
When is your contract renewal date?
Who provides your wide area network? How many sites are connected?
How many employees do you have overall within your organisation?
Can you provide contact details for your procurement lead / category manager for these services?
Can you provide names and contact details for the following people within your organisation?
CIO / IT Director
Head of IT
Head of Digital Transformation
Head of Customer services
Yours faithfully,
Daniel Leonard
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FoI/2020/452
Dear Mr Leonard,
Request for information: Communications and Services
Thank you for your request received 16^th Jun 2020; a response will be
issued within twenty working days.
Yours sincerely,
Suzi Kenchington
Information Compliance Officer
Information Management Team
Strategy & Governance
West Berkshire Council, Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, RG14 5LD
[1][email address] | 01635 519860 | 2860
From: Daniel Leonard [mailto:[FOI #670737 email]]
Sent: 16 June 2020 11:06
To: foi <[West Berkshire Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Communications & Services
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Dear West Berkshire Council,
I would like to request the following information relating to the
council's spend on communications technology.
Please confirm the manufacturer of your telephony system(s) that are
currently in place?
When was the installation date of your telephony equipment?
Who maintains your telephony system(s)?
Please confirm value of the initial project and value of annual
support/maintenance services (in £)?
Does your annual maintenance service include moves, adds and changes? And
if not what is the annual cost of moves, adds & changes?
When is your contract renewal date?
Do you use Unified Communications or Collaboration tools such as Microsoft
Skype for Business/ Teams/Cisco/Avaya/Mitel? If yes, what tools are you
currently using?
Please confirm the manufacturer of your Contact centre system(s) that are
currently in place?
When was the installation date of your contact centre infrastructure?
Who maintains your contact centre system(s)?
Please confirm value of the initial project and value of annual
support/maintenance services (in £)?
How many contact centre employees/agents do you have?
Do agents work from home? Or just your offices?
When is your contract renewal date?
Do you use a CRM in the contact centre? What platform is used?
Do you use a knowledge base / knowledge management platform? What platform
is used?
Who currently provides your calls and lines?
What is your current annual spend on calls and lines?
When is your contract renewal date?
Who provides your wide area network? How many sites are connected?
How many employees do you have overall within your organisation?
Can you provide contact details for your procurement lead / category
manager for these services?
Can you provide names and contact details for the following people within
your organisation?
CIO / IT Director
Head of IT
Head of Digital Transformation
Head of Customer services
Yours faithfully,
Daniel Leonard
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FoI/2020/452
Dear Mr Leonard,
Request for information: Communications and Services
Please see below the Council’s response to your request for information.
You have asked;
Please confirm the manufacturer of your telephony system(s) that are
currently in place?
Siemens/Unify
When was the installation date of your telephony equipment?
2009
Who maintains your telephony system(s)?
Maintel
Please confirm value of the initial project and value of annual
support/maintenance services?
(Initial Project - £124,239.00) (Maintenance - £46,365.00)
Does your annual maintenance service include moves, adds and changes? And
if not what is the annual cost of moves, adds & changes?
The moves and changes are completed by the on-site Telecoms. Manager and
Telecoms Engineer.
When is your contract renewal date?
31/03/2021
Do you use Unified Communications or Collaboration tools such as Microsoft
Skype for Business/ Teams/Cisco/Avaya/Mitel? If yes, what tools are you
currently using?
Unified Communications and Teams
Please confirm the manufacturer of your Contact centre system(s) that are
currently in place?
Siemens/Unify
When was the installation date of your contact centre infrastructure?
2013
Who maintains your contact centre system(s)?
Maintel
Please confirm value of the initial project and value of annual
support/maintenance services?
(Initial Project - £60,000) (Maintenance costs are included in total
maintenance figure above)
How many contact centre employees/agents do you have
132
Do agents work from home? Or just your offices?
Work from home and office.
When is your contract renewal date?
31/03/2021
Do you use a CRM in the contact centre? What platform is used?
No
Do you use a knowledge base / knowledge management platform? What platform
is used?
No
Who currently provides your calls and lines?
BT
What is your current annual spend on calls and lines?
£91,438.00
When is your contract renewal date?
April 2021
Who provides your wide area network? How many sites are connected?
Amatis - 34 sites.
How many employees do you have overall within your organisation?
Staff employed by West Berkshire Council On 31/3/20
Headcount 1512
Full time employees in workforce (%) 61.18
Part time employees in workforce (%) 38.82
Can you provide contact details for your procurement lead / category
manager for these services?
Kevin Griffin is the Head of Customer Services and ICT:
[1]https://citizen.westberks.gov.uk/media/3...
Can you provide names and contact details for the following people within
your organisation?
CIO / IT Director
Customer Services and ICT fall under the Resources Directorate.
Joseph Holmes is the Director for Resources:
[2]https://citizen.westberks.gov.uk/media/3...
Head of IT
Head of Digital Transformation
Head of Customer services
Kevin Griffin is the Head of Customer Services and ICT:
[3]https://citizen.westberks.gov.uk/media/3...
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Yours sincerely,
Suzi Kenchington
Information Compliance Officer
Information Management Team
Strategy & Governance
West Berkshire Council, Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, RG14 5LD
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From: Daniel Leonard
[[6]mailto:[FOI #670737 email]]
Sent: 16 June 2020 11:06
To: foi <[7][West Berkshire Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Communications & Services
This is an EXTERNAL EMAIL. STOP. THINK before you CLICK links or OPEN
attachments.
Dear West Berkshire Council,
I would like to request the following information relating to the
council's spend on communications technology.
Please confirm the manufacturer of your telephony system(s) that are
currently in place?
When was the installation date of your telephony equipment?
Who maintains your telephony system(s)?
Please confirm value of the initial project and value of annual
support/maintenance services (in £)?
Does your annual maintenance service include moves, adds and changes? And
if not what is the annual cost of moves, adds & changes?
When is your contract renewal date?
Do you use Unified Communications or Collaboration tools such as Microsoft
Skype for Business/ Teams/Cisco/Avaya/Mitel? If yes, what tools are you
currently using?
Please confirm the manufacturer of your Contact centre system(s) that are
currently in place?
When was the installation date of your contact centre infrastructure?
Who maintains your contact centre system(s)?
Please confirm value of the initial project and value of annual
support/maintenance services (in £)?
How many contact centre employees/agents do you have?
Do agents work from home? Or just your offices?
When is your contract renewal date?
Do you use a CRM in the contact centre? What platform is used?
Do you use a knowledge base / knowledge management platform? What platform
is used?
Who currently provides your calls and lines?
What is your current annual spend on calls and lines?
When is your contract renewal date?
Who provides your wide area network? How many sites are connected?
How many employees do you have overall within your organisation?
Can you provide contact details for your procurement lead / category
manager for these services?
Can you provide names and contact details for the following people within
your organisation?
CIO / IT Director
Head of IT
Head of Digital Transformation
Head of Customer services
Yours faithfully,
Daniel Leonard
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