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Michael S Harrison

Dear Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board,
Can you please provide the following information?
1 Premises
1.1 How many Hospitals/Office sites does the Board operate?
1.2 Are all of these premises served by the Board's Wide Area Network?
2 Voice
2.2 State the Brand Name of the telephone systems at each site.
2.3 Voice Networking
2.3.1 Are the systems networked by DPNSS Yes/No
2.3.2 Are the systems networked by Q.Sig 931 Yes/No
2.3.3 Are the systems networked using private circuits Yes/No
2.3.4 If yes what is the total annual rental for these private circuits.
2.4 Exchange Lines
2.4.1 Total number of ISDN30e channels in use.
2.4.2 Total number of ISDN2e channels in use.
2.4.3 Total number of Analogue Exchange lines in use.
2.4.4 Total quarterly rental for ALL lines.
2.4.4 Total monthly calls spend.
2.5 Extensions
2.5.1 Total analogue extensions.
2.5.2 Total digital extensions.
2.5.3 Total IP Extensions.
2.6 Operator
2.6.1 Does the hospital run a centralised operator suite Yes/No
2.6.2 If yes where is this located.
2.7 Maintenance
2.7.1 Who maintains the systems.
2.7.2 When is the Maintenance Contract up for renewal
3 New Ayrshire Central Hospital
3.1 DATA Comms
3.1.1 Who will procure the Active hardware for this project.
3.1.2 Will it be announced in the OJEU Yes/No
3.1.3 If yes when is the anticipated date of announcement.
3.1.4 If No what framework wil it be procured under.
3.1.5 Will Virtualisation of the Network be a part of the Output
specification?
3.1.6 Please provide the Project Lead Department Contact details.
3.1.7 Please provide IT Director Contact Details.

3.2 Voice
3.2.1 Who will procure the telephone system for this project.
3.2.2 Please detail the Procurement strategy.
3.2.3 Will lowest compliant bid be embraced.
3.2.4 Will preferred supplier non competitive tendering be adopted.
3.2.2 Will VoIP networking via the WAN be in the design?
3.2.3 Please provide the Project Lead Department contact details
3.2.4 Please provide the Telecomms manager Contact deatils.

Yours faithfully,
Michael Harrison

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Dear Mr Harrison

 

Thank you for your request.

 

1    Premises

      1.1 How many Hospitals/Office sites does the Board operate?
               

40 (Voice)

      1.2 Are all of these premises served by the Board's Wide Area
Network?         

Yes

 

2   Voice

2.2 State the Brand Name of the telephone systems at each site. 

Unify, Ericsson, Norstar, Panasonic and LG

 

            2.3 Voice Networking

              2.3.1 Are the systems networked by DPNSS

Yes

              2.3.2 Are the systems networked by Q.Sig 931

No

              2.3.3 Are the systems networked using private circuits

No

        2.3.4 If yes what is the total annual rental for these private
circuits.

Not applicable

 

     2.4 Exchange Lines

              2.4.1   Total number of ISDN30e channels in use.

               318

              2.4.2   Total number of ISDN2e channels in use.

   136

             2.4.3    Total number of Analogue Exchange lines in use.

   460

             2.4.4    Total quarterly rental for ALL lines.

                                       £62,818+vat

             2.4.4    Total monthly calls spend.

                                       £2,859+vat

   2.5  Extensions

            2.5.1    Total analogue extensions.

  Approximately 7500

           2.5.2     Total digital extensions.

                                      Approximately 2000

           2.5.3     Total IP Extensions.

  Approximately 700

   2.6 Operator

           2.6.1    Does the hospital run a centralised operator suite

 No

           2.6.2    If yes where is this located.

 Not applicable

   2.7 Maintenance

           2.7.1  Who maintains the systems.

                        Unify Enterprise Communications

           2.7.2  When is the Maintenance Contract up for renewal

31 March 2016

 

3    New Ayrshire Central Hospital

          3.1  DATA Comms

                   3.1.1 Who will procure the Active hardware for this
project. 

NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Infrastructure Team

                   3.1.2  Will it be announced in the OJEU Yes/No

No

                   3.1.3  If yes when is the anticipated date of
announcement.

Not applicable

                   3.1.4  If No what framework will it be procured under.

CITHS or equivalent

3.1.5 Will Virtualisation of the Network be a part of the Output
specification?

No

                  3.1.6 Please provide the Project Lead Department Contact
details.

 

John Scott

Head of Capital Planning

Brunston House

Ailsa Hospital

Dalmellington Road

Ayr

South Ayrshire

KA6 6AB

 

01292 513811

                 

3.1.7 Please provide IT Director Contact Details.

 

Denise Brown

Assistant Director of eHealth

Turnberry Building

Ailsa Hospital

Dalmellington Road

Ayr

South Ayrshire

KA6 6AB

 

01292 513720

 

3.2  Voice

3.2.1  Who will procure the telephone system for this project.

Telephony will be provided through the existing core system, as such; the
telephony system has been procured.

3.2.2 Please detail the Procurement strategy.

                        Not applicable

3.2.3 Will lowest compliant bid be embraced.

                        Not applicable

            3.2.4 Will preferred supplier non competitive tendering be
adopted.

                         Not applicable    

3.2.2  Will VoIP networking via the WAN be in the design?

Yes

3.2.3  Please provide the Project Lead Department contact details

           

John Scott

Head of Capital Planning

Brunston House

Ailsa Hospital

Dalmellington Road

Ayr

South Ayrshire

KA6 6AB

 

01292 513811

     

 

3.2.4  Please provide the Telecomms manager Contact details.              

 

Norrie Macleod

Senior Technical Specialist (eHealthTelecommunications),

Corporate Support Services,

NHS Ayrshire & Arran,

Tel ephone: 01563826105,

e-mail - [1][email address]

 

 

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