The expiry date for your Microsoft Enterprise Agreement

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Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Can we ask you to supply us answers to the following questions within 20 working days from receipt of this request:

Do you use Microsoft or Google as your office productivity tool?

1. If Google, when does your current agreement finish?
2. If Microsoft, can you provide details of your Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) including:
a) The commencement date of the present agreement;
b) The term (in months) of the agreement and its termination date;

I would like the above information to be provided to me on paper or in electronic format. My contact address is outlined below under my signature.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary?

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request. Please find my contact details outlined below.

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within 20 working days after you receive it. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,
/s/ Phil Jordan

Ancoris Ltd.
Lily Hill Park
Lily Hill Road
Bracknell RG12 2SJ

Tel. 020 3626 9574

Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

Thank you for your request.  We can confirm that your request will be logged and dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

As you are aware we are experiencing a National Emergency situation and the Council is now focused solely on minimising the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our local communities.  Bath and North East Somerset Council has indeed formally declared the current situation a major incident in accordance with the 2004 Civil Contingencies Act and as a result, all Council resources are now prioritised only on business-critical activity to protect the most vulnerable. 
  
Therefore in terms of responding to your request, please note that almost all Council staff are no longer in the office and are working remotely, either with limited access to information, or in some cases self-isolating, with ongoing impacts on availability, capacity and officer time, across all services.
 
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We apologise for any delay that may occur in responding to these types of requests but are sure you will understand the reasons why.  We will keep this position under constant review as the national position evolves.
 
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Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Team –
One West
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Telephone: 01225 396658
www.bathnes.gov.uk
 
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Dear Mr Jordan,

 

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As you are aware we are experiencing a National Emergency situation and
the Council is now focused solely on minimising the impact of the Covid-19
pandemic on our local communities.  Bath and North East Somerset Council
has indeed formally declared the current situation a major incident in
accordance with the 2004 Civil Contingencies Act and as a result, all
Council resources are now prioritised only on business-critical activity
to protect the most vulnerable. 

 

Therefore in terms of responding to any further requests, please note that
almost all Council staff are no longer in the office and are working
remotely, either with limited access to information, or in some cases
self-isolating, with ongoing impacts on availability, capacity and officer
time, across all services.

 

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We are therefore unable to always respond to requests made in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Environmental Information
Regulations (EIR), within the 20 working day time limit, at this time. 
Instead it is likely that a response to your request will be subject to
significant delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  However, we will respond
as soon as we can.  Responses to requests made under the Data Protection
Act are also very likely to face similar delays.

 

We apologise for any delay that may occur in responding to these types of
requests but are sure you will understand the reasons why.  We will keep
this position under constant review as the national position evolves.
General queries can still be sent to
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are able.

 

Further information on council service changes resulting from the impacts
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[5]https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/coronavirus

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Governance Team

One West

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 477961

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Bath & North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

 

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From: Philip Jordan <[FOI #692792 email]>

Sent:  22 September 2020 11:33

To:     Information Governance

Subject:        Freedom of Information request - The expiry date for your
Microsoft Enterprise

Agreement

 

Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

 

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to
which I am entitled under

the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Can we ask you to supply us answers to the following questions within 20
working days from receipt of

this request:

 

Do you use Microsoft or Google as your office productivity tool?

 

1. If Google, when does your current agreement finish?

2. If Microsoft, can you provide details of your Microsoft Enterprise
Agreement (EA) including:

a) The commencement date of the present agreement;

b) The term (in months) of the agreement and its termination date;

 

I would like the above information to be provided to me on paper or in
electronic format. My contact

address is outlined below under my signature.

 

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could
contact me as I understand that

under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of
this information is already in

the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references
and URLs if necessary?

 

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me via email or
phone and I will be very happy

to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request. Please find my
contact details outlined below.

 

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within 20
working days after you receive it.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received
this request.

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Yours faithfully,

/s/ Phil Jordan

 

Ancoris Ltd.

Lily Hill Park

Lily Hill Road

Bracknell RG12 2SJ

 

Tel.     020 3626 9574

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