Microsoft Cloud Navigator
Dear Somerset County Council,
Microsoft offer a consulting and implementation service called Cloud Navigator. An outline of this service can be found on the Digital Marketplace https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.g... although that is not the exclusive procurement route. There are two phases:
- a free consulting phase to determine if an authority would benefit from cloud services and a varying package of material generally including some kind of business justification (up to a full business case) and an implementation plan; and
- a paid for engagement, subject to procurement, to transition the authority onto the Microsoft cloud platforms.
Clearly, the free consulting phase is designed to create a desire in an authority to procure a paid for piece of work.
Please can the authority:
1. Confirm if it has benefited from Microsoft’s free consulting services linked to Cloud Navigator.
2. Confirm if the authority has bought a Cloud Navigator implementation from Microsoft (either phased projects or an overall programme).
3. If Cloud Navigator has been invested in, what the procurement route was and the competitive process to ensure best value.
4. Confirm if the agreed works have delivered to specification, cost and schedule.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Isaac
Sales in Practice
Somerset County Council Information Request Team
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Our reference: 3545265
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Dear Mr Isaac
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your request for information about Microsoft Cloud
Navigator which we received on 23 April 2018 .
We are currently dealing with your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and we aim to send our response to you on or before
22 May 2018 .
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Yours sincerely
Simon Butt
Information Request Officer
Communications
01823359359
Information request
Our reference: 3545265
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Dear Mr Isaac
Thank you for your request for information received on 23 April 2018 .
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Simon Butt
Information Request Officer
Communications
01823359359
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