Connectivity and Network Services:
Dear Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council,
a. Who provides your WAN and internet connectivity and the annual spend on each
b. Who provides your SIP trunks and what is the annual spend
c. Who provides your WAN services, is this MPLS, SD WAN or Internet, and what is the annual spend
d. Who provides your LAN infrastructure and what is your annual spend
e. Who provides your WIFI infrastructure and what is your annual spend
f. Please confirm the manufacturer(s) of your wired network core and edge switching?
g. When was your core network installed?
h. Has it been updated subsequently?
i. Who maintains your core network?
j. When is the contract renewal date?
k. Please confirm value of the initial project?
l. Please confirm the value of annual support/maintenance services (in £)?
Yours faithfully,
Philip Mansfield
Dear Mr Mansfield
Request for Information RFI-5975-23 Re: Connectivity and Network Services
Thank you for your request for information relating to Connectivity and
Network Services which was received on 14 February 2023.
In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
the council will respond to your request within 20 working days, saying
whether we have the information that you want, and if there will be any
charges.
If, for any reason, we cannot provide you with the information, we will
tell you why.
If we need to clarify your request, we will contact you again.
In the meantime, if you need to contact me about your request, please do
so quoting the above reference number.
Yours sincerely,
Julie Noble
Assistant Assurance Officer
Walsall Council
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Dear Mr Mansfield,
Request for Information RFI-5975-23 Re: Connectivity and Network Services
Further to your request for information Connectivity and Network Services
, received on 14 February 2023, I am writing to ask for some further
clarification of some aspects of your request.
In order for us to process your request as fully as possible could you
please provide the following information:
For Question K can you please explain which project you are referring to.
K. (Please confirm value of the initial project?)
The Freedom of information Act 2000 allows the council 20 working days in
which to respond to requests. However, this “clock” stops should we need
to seek clarification in order to locate or identify relevant
information.
As such, your request is now on hold until we receive the clarification
requested.
If you wish to proceed with this request please send your clarification to
us, quoting the above reference number.
Please note that if we have not received your clarification within 15
working days we will close your request.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely
Fahmida Maknun
Assurance Officer
Walsall Council
0800 0856018
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Dear Mr Mansfield,
Please provide clarification for your request received on 14 February
2023.
For Question K can you please explain which project you are referring to.
K. (Please confirm value of the initial project?)
Please note if clarification is not received within 15 working days from
24th February 2023, will will close down your request.
Many thanks,
Fahmida Maknun
Assurance Officer
From: [Walsall Council request email]
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 3:39 PM
To: [FOI #949533 email]
Subject: RFI-5975-23- clarification required
Dear Mr Mansfield,
Request for Information RFI-5975-23 Re: Connectivity and Network Services
Further to your request for information Connectivity and Network Services
, received on 14 February 2023, I am writing to ask for some further
clarification of some aspects of your request.
In order for us to process your request as fully as possible could you
please provide the following information:
For Question K can you please explain which project you are referring to.
K. (Please confirm value of the initial project?)
The Freedom of information Act 2000 allows the council 20 working days in
which to respond to requests. However, this “clock” stops should we need
to seek clarification in order to locate or identify relevant
information.
As such, your request is now on hold until we receive the clarification
requested.
If you wish to proceed with this request please send your clarification to
us, quoting the above reference number.
Please note that if we have not received your clarification within 15
working days we will close your request.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely
Fahmida Maknun
Assurance Officer
Walsall Council
0800 0856018
[1]www.walsall.gov.uk
[2]Walsall Council, Proud of our past, our present and for our future
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Dear Mr Mansfield,
Please provide clarification for your request received on 14 February
2023.
For Question K can you please explain which project you are referring to.
K. (Please confirm value of the initial project?)
Please note if clarification is not received within 15 working days from
24th February 2023, will will close down your request.
Many thanks,
Fahmida Maknun
Assurance Officer
From: [email address]
Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 1:54 PM
To: [FOI #949533 email]
Subject: FW: RFI-5975-23- clarification required
Dear Mr Mansfield,
Please provide clarification for your request received on 14 February
2023.
For Question K can you please explain which project you are referring to.
K. (Please confirm value of the initial project?)
Please note if clarification is not received within 15 working days from
24th February 2023, will will close down your request.
Many thanks,
Fahmida Maknun
Assurance Officer
From: [Walsall Council request email]
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 3:39 PM
To: [FOI #949533 email]
Subject: RFI-5975-23- clarification required
Dear Mr Mansfield,
Request for Information RFI-5975-23 Re: Connectivity and Network Services
Further to your request for information Connectivity and Network Services
, received on 14 February 2023, I am writing to ask for some further
clarification of some aspects of your request.
In order for us to process your request as fully as possible could you
please provide the following information:
For Question K can you please explain which project you are referring to.
K. (Please confirm value of the initial project?)
The Freedom of information Act 2000 allows the council 20 working days in
which to respond to requests. However, this “clock” stops should we need
to seek clarification in order to locate or identify relevant
information.
As such, your request is now on hold until we receive the clarification
requested.
If you wish to proceed with this request please send your clarification to
us, quoting the above reference number.
Please note that if we have not received your clarification within 15
working days we will close your request.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely
Fahmida Maknun
Assurance Officer
Walsall Council
0800 0856018
[1]www.walsall.gov.uk
[2]Walsall Council, Proud of our past, our present and for our future
Disclaimer: The information in this message should be regarded as
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stated. If you have received this message in error it must be deleted and
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Dear Mr Mansfield,
Request for Information RFI-5975-23 Re: Connectivity and Network Services
I am writing to you further to our email to you dated 24 February 2023,
where we sought additional information to allow us to process your request
for information.
Unfortunately to date we have not received the required
information/clarification to allow us to proceed with this request.
As we previously advised where we do not receive required
information/clarification within 15 working days requests for information
will be closed.
I can therefore confirm that your request for information has now been
closed.
Should you wish to proceed with this, please contact us to confirm this,
including the previously requested information/clarification and we will
be happy to proceed with your request.
If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us and we
will be more than happy to advise.
Yours sincerely,
Fahmida Maknun
Assurance Officer
Walsall Council
0800 0856018
[1]www.walsall.gov.uk
[2]Walsall Council, Proud of our past, our present and for our future
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sent or received from Walsall Council may the subject of a request under
data protection, freedom of information or environmental information
legislation and therefore could be disclosed to third parties. We strongly
advise you not to email any information, which if disclosed to unrelated
third parties would be likely to cause harm or distress. If you have an
enquiry related to your confidentiality or data protection, please visit
the council data protection pages on our website
References
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