Freedom of Information Request - Secure Communication
Dear Tunbridge Wells Borough 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 2023?
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 Tristan Durley,
Re: FOI F11739
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.
Please find below/ attached the response to your recent request. The
information has been provided by our ICT Team.
Your request and our response:
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)? N
3. Who is your current email security provider (e.g. Egress)? N/A
4. When is the contract up for renewal? N/A
5. Typically what is the chosen duration of these contracts 12, 24, or 36
Months? N/A
6. Name and contact details of the person responsible?
[1][email address]
7. Current annual spend for this contract? N/A
8. Current number of licences for this contract? N/A
9. Did you purchase via a reseller (if yes, please specify who)? N/A
Budget & procurement
10. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing email
communication in 2023? 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 and type of contract.
If you are dissatisfied with the information provided or the way in which
we have dealt with your request, you can request a review. Please write
to Mid-Kent Legal Services, Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1
1RS or via e-mail to [2][email address] requesting a review
of the decision.
We will aim to deal with your request within 20 working days. If you
remain dissatisfied following our review, you can then appeal to the
Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely
FOI Team
T: 01892 554077
E: [3][Tunbridge Wells Borough Council request email]
Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RS
[4]www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk
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