IT/MDF/Print Hardware

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Dear Dartford Borough Council,

Dear Sir/ Madam,
We would be grateful if you could help in answering our request for information for the following questions; answering for A-F on questions 1-8.
a) Photocopiers/MFDs (Multi-Functional Devise)
b) Printers
c) Print room / reprographic
d) Desktops
e) Laptops
f) Displays

Q1. Please name all the IT resellers that you have contacts with and buy from.

Q2. What is the length of the contracts, more specifically their end date, with the named IT resellers in question 1.

Q3. What year and month is the next hardware refresh due?

Q4. Please name the number of devices deployed by Council?

Q5. In reply to question 4, which department/facility are those located?

Q6. Please name the brand and model of the devices mentioned and the spend for each product.

Q7. Details on how these were procured. i.e. By Framework
i. Procurement method
ii. If Framework, please state which one.

Q8. Do you normally purchase equipment as services or as a capital?

Q9. What is your annual print/copy volume and spend?

Q10. Who is the person(s) within your organization responsible for the MFD's, print hardware, and supplies contract(s)? Please provide their title and their contact details.

Q11. Who is responsible for purchasing end user devices such as laptops, desktops, displays and accessories? Please provide their title, and their contact details.

Yours faithfully,
Aaron Lewington

FOI (Dartford),

Thank you for your FOI request which will be responded to within 20
working days unless the Council agrees an extension of time with you.

 

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Paul Blake,

Please find below FOI response.

 

Q1. Please name all the IT resellers that you have contacts with and buy
from.

Insight UK, Ricoh, Dell, Redcentric, EACS, Esdebe, OPUS, R-Com, ACS,
Redway Networks

 

Q2. What is the length of the contracts, more specifically their end date,
with the named IT resellers in question 1.

No contracts, we buy as and when needed with the exception of the Ricoh
MFD devices which are on a contract until April 2021 and OPUS for Telecoms
which also ends April 2021.

 

Q3. What year and month is the next hardware refresh due?

Ongoing, devices reviewed and refreshed as and when needed.

 

Q4. Please name the number of devices deployed by Council?

300 PC’s, 146 Laptops, 15 MFD’s

 

Q5. In reply to question 4, which department/facility are those located?

All departments

 

Q6. Please name the brand and model of the devices mentioned and the spend
for each product.

PC’s – Dell Optiplex Series - Approx. £10k pa Laptops – Dell Latitude
Series - Approx. £25k for 2020 MFDs – Ricoh MPC4504 - Approx. £8k PA

 

Q7. Details on how these were procured. i.e. By Framework i. Procurement
method ii. If Framework, please state which one

Bought directly from suppliers after obtaining competitive quotes

 

Q8. Do you normally purchase equipment as services or as a capital?

Capital

 

Q9. What is your annual print/copy volume and spend?

972495/£8,830

 

Q10. Who is the person(s) within your organization responsible for the
MFD's, print hardware, and supplies contract(s)? Please provide their
title and their contact details.

[1][email address] – 01322 343434 – Technical Support Analyst

 

Q11. Who is responsible for purchasing end user devices such as laptops,
desktops, displays and accessories? Please provide their title, and their
contact details.

[2][email address]  - 01322 343434 - PC & Communications
Officer

 

 

Paul Blake

Transformation Manager

[3][email address]

[4]www.dartford.gov.uk

 

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