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Dear Oxford City Council,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Specifically, I am seeking information regarding your secure communication.

s43(1) applies to trade secrets - it *cannot* be used to refuse this request.
s43(2) deals with prejudice to commercial interests, and similarly cannot apply either - how can giving the name of a supplier be prejudicial?
FOIA - which takes a neutral approach to requests (i.e. there is no "purpose" clause or provisions) - can be a driver to economic growth and competition, and that it is absolutely acceptable for businesses to request information like this, and disclosure should be made.

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 or job title and contact details of the person responsible?

7. Current annual spend for this contract?

8. Current number of licenses for this contract?

9. Did you purchase via a reseller, or partner (if yes, please specify who e.g. Phoenix, softcat etc.)?

10. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing email communication
in 2024?

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

Yours faithfully,

James Ferris 🌝︎︎

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Freedom of Information Team, Oxford City Council

Dear James Ferris 🌝︎︎

Freedom of Information Request, Oxford City Council - Reference:
FOI2024/00353

Thank you for your email. Your request was received on 25 March 2024 and
you will be sent a response by 24th April in accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000/ Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR),
subject to the information not being exempt or containing reference to a
third party.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Team | Law and Governance | Oxford City Council |
Town Hall | St Aldate's | Oxford | OX1 1BX

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Freedom of Information Team, Oxford City Council

Dear James Ferris 🌝︎︎

Please find below a response to your request for information received on
25 March.

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)? Y

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

4. When is the contract up for renewal? 1st April 2025

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

6. Name or job title and contact details of the person responsible?

Chief Technology and Information Officer.All queries can be directed to
[1][email address]

7. Current annual spend for this contract? £9,900

8. Current number of licenses for this contract? 120

9. Did you purchase via a reseller, or partner (if yes, please specify who
e.g. Phoenix, softcat etc.)? Phoenix

10. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing email
communication in 2024? No

11. Do you procure through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you
procure & plan to procure secure email in the future)? Depends on the
value of the individual contract and the overall expenditure with any
supplier.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Team | Law and Governance | Oxford City Council |
Town Hall | St Aldate's | Oxford | OX1 1BX

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