Dear Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust,

o What Applications are you running for:
o Finance?
o HR?
o Payroll?
o Project?
o CRM?
o Manufacturing?
o Sourcing?
o Invoice Scanning Tool?
o Are you using Config Snapshot?
o What BI Tool are you using?

o What versions of the above Applications are you running?
o When was your last Application upgrade?
o Are you planning another upgrade in the next 12-18 months?
o Do you have an Oracle support partner for applications? If so who?
o What kind of support is included in the contract (functional/technical/etc.?)
o What is the value of the application support contract?
o When does it expire?

o Are you running any Oracle Databases?
o If so, what versions are you currently running?
o What applications are being run on these Databases?
o Are you planning another Database upgrade in the next 12-18 months?
o Do you have an Oracle support partner for Databases? If so who?
o What is the value of the database support contract?
o When does it expire?
o Where are the databases held? Hosted, onsite/offsite?
o If not, how many in-house DBAs do you have?

o Where do you advertise any Oracle procurement opportunities?
o Who is responsible for looking after the contract for the Oracle estate?
o Who is responsible for looking after the licenses for the Oracle estate?
o How much do you pay annually for Oracle Support & Maintenance?
o When does this contract renew?
o Do you work with off-shore partners?

Yours faithfully,

Emily Hill

Dear Emily Hill,

 

We are writing to acknowledge your request for information under the
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.  Your request was received in our office
on: 28/04/2016

 

We are considering your request and will reply more fully in due course. 
Under the Freedom of Information Act, we have 20 working days in which to
respond.

Some information, however, might be withheld due to exemptions which are
allowed for by the Act.  If this is the case, we will tell you that we
have withheld information and why.

If we can be of any further assistance to you in the meantime, please do
not hesitate to contact the Trust at: [1][BSUH request email].  Please quote
your reference number in any communication with us.

Yours sincerely,

 

Freedom of Information Office

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Dear Emily Hill,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information under the Freedom of
Information (FOI) Act 2000.

 

We are now in a position to respond to your request.

 

Your request:

 

o          What Applications are you running for:

o          Finance?

o          HR?

o          Payroll?

o          Project?

o          CRM?

o          Manufacturing?

o          Sourcing?

o          Invoice Scanning Tool?

o          Are you using Config Snapshot?

o          What BI Tool are you using?

o          What versions of the above Applications are you running?

o          When was your last Application upgrade?

o          Are you planning another upgrade in the next 12-18 months?

o          Do you have an Oracle support partner for applications? If so
who?

o          What kind of support is included in the contract
(functional/technical/etc.?)

o          What is the value of the application support contract?

o          When does it expire?

o          Are you running any Oracle Databases?

o          If so, what versions are you currently running?

o          What applications are being run on these Databases?

o          Are you planning another Database upgrade in the next 12-18
months?

o          Do you have an Oracle support partner for Databases? If so who?

o          What is the value of the database support contract?

o          When does it expire?

o          Where are the databases held?  Hosted, onsite/offsite?

o          If not, how many in-house DBAs do you have?

o          Where do you advertise any Oracle procurement opportunities?

o          Who is responsible for looking after the contract for the
Oracle estate?

o          Who is responsible for looking after the licenses for the
Oracle estate?

o          How much do you pay annually for Oracle Support & Maintenance?

o          When does this contract renew?

o          Do you work with off-shore partners?

 

Our response:

 

Your request is considerable in scope and sourcing this information will
require significant research, as much of the relevant information you are
seeking is not held centrally.  The Trust would have to carry out a
lengthy audit of the various departments relevant to your request in order
to source and compile this information.  Such an endeavour would require
considerable staff time and most certainly exceed the maximum time limit
allowable under the Act.  We regret that the Trust does not have the spare
capacity to fulfil such a work intensive request, and therefore your
request is considered exempt under section 12 of the Act.

 

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has studied the work
involved in processing your request for information and has estimated that
the cost of complying with this would exceed the appropriate limit as set
out in the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit
and Fees) Regulations 2004. The limit set down by the regulations for
public authorities is £450, which amounts to a maximum of 18 hours of
search and retrieval time charged at £25.00 per hour, the hourly rate also
specified in the regulations.

 

BSUH NHS Trust considers that it would take in excess of 18 hours to
retrieve and extract the information in the format that you have
requested. Subsequently, it would cost the Trust more than £450, the limit
specified in the regulations. Under section 12 of the Freedom of
Information Act, BSUH NHS Trust is therefore not obliged to provide the
information that you have requested.

 

If you are able to refine the request that you have made, then it may be
that this would fall below the £450 limit as laid out under the
regulations.

 

Alternatively, the Trust can provide you with an estimate of the time
required to source this information and issue a ‘fees notice’ for the work
involved.  Payment will be required prior to undertaking any work relevant
to your request.  Please let us know if you would find this helpful.

 

Pease note that any information provided by this Trust is for your
personal use and not for resale or use for profit in any way under the
Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005.

 

If you require clarification or if we can be of any further assistance to
you, please do not hesitate to contact us at: [1][BSUH request email]

 

If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of your enquiry, you have the
right to appeal. The address of our FOI Review Department is:

 

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Freedom of Information Office

Headquarters, First Floor

St Mary’s Hall, Eastern Road

Brighton BN2 5JJ

 

If you are still not satisfied with the outcome of your appeal, you can
write to:

 

The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545700

 

Yours sincerely

 

Freedom of Information Office

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

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