Freedom of Information Request - Secure Communication

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Dear Croydon Borough Council,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Specifically, I am seeking information regarding your secure communication.

Please provide me with the following information:
1. What is your current email provider (e.g. Outlook or G-suite)?
2. Do you have a solution for secure email in place (Y/N)?
3. Who is your current email security provider (e.g. Egress)?
4. When is the contract up for renewal?
5. Typically what is the chosen duration of these contracts 12, 24, or 36 Months?
6. Name and contact details of the person responsible?
7. Current annual spend for this contract?
8. Current number of licences for this contract?
9. Did you purchase via a reseller (if yes, please specify who)?
Budget & procurement
10. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing email communication
in 2023?
11. Do you procure through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you procure &
plan to procure secure email in the future)?

Please acknowledge receipt of this request as soon as possible and, in any event, within 20 working days as required by the Act. I understand that under the Act, you are required to provide the information requested unless you have a valid reason for not doing so. If you do not have the information requested, please advise me as to what further action I should take.

If any of the information requested is exempt under the Act, please indicate which exemption applies and explain why it applies.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Yours faithfully,
Tristan Durley

croydon@infreemation.co.uk,

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

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DEAR Tristan Durley

 

Freedom of information request - FOI/7344

 

Subject: Secure Communication

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Information Management Team

 

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

 

7th Floor, Zone B

Bernard Weatherill House

8 Mint Walk

Croydon CR0 1EA

croydon@infreemation.co.uk,

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

Dear Tristan Durley

Request FOI/7344

Further to your request received on 11/04/2023, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. For ease of reference, I will now address each of your questions in
turn.

 

Please provide me with the following information:

1. What is your current email provider (e.g., Outlook or G-suite)?

Outlook

2. Do you have a solution for secure email in place (Y/N)?

Yes

3. Who is your current email security provider (e.g., Egress)?

Egress

4. When is the contract up for renewal?

22/02/2024

5. Typically what is the chosen duration of these contracts 12, 24, or 36
Months? 

24 – 36 months

6. Name and contact details of the person responsible?

Fahid Ahmad, [1][email address]

7. Current annual spend for this contract?

£45K

8. Current number of licences for this contract?

2250 Licenses

9. Did you purchase via a reseller (if yes, please specify who)?

No

Budget & procurement

10. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing email
communication in 2023?

Yes
 

11. Do you procure through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you
procure & plan to procure secure email in the future)? 

Yes, along with other Framework

 

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London Borough of Croydon

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Croydon, CR0 1EA

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

Information Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

Bernard Wetherill House,

Mint Walk,

Croydon,

CR0 1EA

 

 

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