Freedom of Information Request - Secure Communication

Tristan Durley made this Freedom of Information request to East Devon District Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

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Tristan Durley
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Dear East Devon District Council,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Specifically, I am seeking information regarding your secure communication.

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 and contact details of the person responsible?
7. Current annual spend for this contract?
8. Current number of licences for this contract?
9. Did you purchase via a reseller (if yes, please specify who)?
Budget & procurement
10. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing email communication
in 2021?
11. Do you procure through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you procure &
plan to procure secure email in the future)?

Please acknowledge receipt of this request as soon as possible and, in any event, within 20 working days as required by the Act. I understand that under the Act, you are required to provide the information requested unless you have a valid reason for not doing so. If you do not have the information requested, please advise me as to what further action I should take.

If any of the information requested is exempt under the Act, please indicate which exemption applies and explain why it applies.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Yours faithfully,
Tristan Durley

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Dear Mr Durley

Thank for submitting your Freedom of Information request.

We will respond to your request as quickly as possible, within the 20 working
day statutory deadline under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

For updates on this case, please quote your reference number FS-Case-499685870.

Yours sincerely,

Information and Complaints Officer
East Devon District Council
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Dear Mr Durley,

Thank you for your request for information. Please find the response to
your query below.

1. What is your current email provider (e.g. Outlook or G-suite)? -
Microsoft Exchange
2. Do you have a solution for secure email in place (Y/N)? - Yes
3. Who is your current email security provider (e.g. Egress)? - Egress
4. When is the contract up for renewal? - March 2024
5. Typically what is the chosen duration of these contracts 12, 24, or 36
Months? - 12
6. Name and contact details of the person responsible? - Strata Service
Solutions; sales enquiries via website
7. Current annual spend for this contract? - £2k
8. Current number of licences for this contract? - 30, but only 1 used by
East Devon
9. Did you purchase via a reseller (if yes, please specify who)? - Budget
& procurement Nexus
10. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing email
communication in 2021? - N/A
11. Do you procure through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you
procure & plan to procure secure email in the future)? - Tender / 3 Quotes
/ Renewal

I hope this information is helpful but, if you feel dissatisfied with the
way we have responded to your request, please contact our Monitoring
Officer, to request an internal review
[2][email address].

You can also request a review using [3]our online request form.

You may also approach the Information Commissioner for advice at
[4]www.ico.org.uk.

Yours sincerely,

Information and Complaints Officer
East Devon District Council
[5][East Devon District Council request email]

[6]www.eastdevon.gov.uk

East Devon - an outstanding place
 
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