FOI Request - Managed Print & Extended Services
Dear Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea,
Please could you assist me by answering the following:
Headcount:
How many employees are there in the Council?
Approximately, how many of these staff have regular access to a PC?
How many of these employees work from home or are considered mobile?
Print:
How many MFDs/Printers/Copiers are installed in the Council?
What is the end date of the MPS contract with Konica Minolta?
Are any other parties involved regarding the existing MPS contract? If so, who?
What is the total cost of the MPS contract with Konica Minolta, and the total duration?
What Framework was used to for this contract?
What will the process be for the renewal of this contract?
Who will be in charge of this procurement process?
What Framework is likely to be used for this renewal? E.G. CCS RM1599.
Print Room:
Is there an on-site Print Room in the Council ?
How many Print Rooms are there in the Council?
Is this managed in-house or outsourced?
Who is the main supplier for the Print Room?
What is the end date of the contract?
How many staff are in the Print Room?
What is your approximate spend on this Print Room contract per year?
What Framework was used to procure this contract?
Who is the primary contact in the Print Room ? Name, address, Email and telephone number
Who is your Commercial Print provider?
Who is your main supplier of paper?
What volume of paper was used in the last year (number of reams or boxes)?
Do you store pre-printed stationery onsite? What types?
What was your spend on external print in the last year?
Transformation:
Does the Council have an Agile Worker policy ?
Does the Council have a digital transformation or “move to online” policy? Who is the key person responsible for this?
Who is responsible for transforming the way you communicate with your customers?
Facilities Management:
Who is your Facilities Management vendor?
What is the value of the contract?
When is the contract end date?
Revenue & Benefits:
What Revenues & Benefits system do the Council use?
When is the contract end date?
Do you pay an annual support charge for the system?
If you do not have a Revs and Bens system, is there plans to invest in one? In what timescales?
Yours faithfully,
Declan Knight
Dear Mr. Knight
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST REF: 2015-1509
I am writing to confirm that we received your information request on 10
December 2015. For your information and future communications your request
has been allocated the reference number FOI2015-1509. Please quote this
reference in any future correspondence.
We will consider your request and respond in accordance with the
requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Our duty is to
respond promptly or at least within 20 working days.
Yours sincerely
Robin Yu
Information Protection Assistant
Shared ICT Service
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX
Tel: 020 7938 8226
Email: [1][email address] | Website: [2]http://www.rbkc.gov.uk
Dear Mr. Knight
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF: 2015-1509
I am responding to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000,
which we received on 10 December 2016, for information held by the
Council. You requested:
Headcount:
How many employees are there in the Council?
Approx 2200
Approximately, how many of these staff have regular access to a PC?
Information not held
How many of these employees work from home or are considered mobile?
Estimate that a third of staff work from home at least one day a week.
Print:
How many MFDs/Printers/Copiers are installed in the Council?
The Council has 158 devices installed across key buildings and satellite
offices.
What is the end date of the MPS contract with Konica Minolta?
The end date of the contract is 31 October 2016.
Are any other parties involved regarding the existing MPS contract? If so,
who?
Crown Commercial Service.
What is the total cost of the MPS contract with Konica Minolta, and the
total duration?
The estimated total cost is £1,200,000 (leasing and click costs) over five
years.
What Framework was used to for this contract?
Crown Commercial Service RM450.
What will the process be for the renewal of this contract?
Awaiting decision.
Who will be in charge of this procurement process?
Awaiting decision.
What Framework is likely to be used for this renewal? E.G. CCS RM1599.
The extended RM1599 framework is likely to be used.
Print Room:
Is there an on-site Print Room in the Council ?
Yes
How many Print Rooms are there in the Council?
One central reprographics department.
Is this managed in-house or outsourced?
The service is outsourced.
Who is the main supplier for the Print Room?
Amey Community Ltd is the sole supplier of managed print services.
What is the end date of the contract?
This contract is a Total Facilities Management service, ending September
2023 (plus optional 3-year extension).
How many staff are in the Print Room?
Six members of staff.
What is your approximate spend on this Print Room contract per year?
Print room management is part of a lump sum fixed price for the Total
Facilities Management contract.
What Framework was used to procure this contract?
The OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union) process was followed to
procure the contract.
Transformation:
Does the Council have an Agile Worker policy?
We have a flexible working policy if this is what you are referring to.
Does the Council have a digital transformation or “move to online” policy?
Who is the key person responsible for this?
Who is responsible for transforming the way you communicate with your
customers?
No officer responsible for these roles.
Facilities Management:
Who is your Facilities Management vendor?
Amey Community Ltd
What is the value of the contract?
£150m
When is the contract end date?
September 2023 (plus optional 3 year extension)
Revenue & Benefits:
What Revenues & Benefits system do the Council use?
Civica
When is the contract end date?
5 November 2017
Do you pay an annual support charge for the system?
Yes
If you do not have a Revs and Bens system, is there plans to invest in
one? In what timescales?
N/A
Complaints
I trust this has satisfied your request. Should you be unhappy with the
handling of your request, the Council has an internal complaints process
for handling FOIA complaints. Complaints are reviewed by the Chief
Solicitor and Monitoring Officer or her nominee. A form is available from
our website to lodge your complaint
[1]http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/councilanddemocra...
Please contact us if you do not have website access and we can provide you
with a copy of the form. Following this review, should you still be
unhappy with how your information request has been handled, you have a
further right to appeal to the Information Commissioner who is responsible
for ensuring compliance with FOIA.
Yours sincerely
Robin Yu
Information Protection Assistant
Shared ICT Service
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX
Tel: 020 7938 8226
Email: [2][email address] | Website: [3]http://www.rbkc.gov.uk
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