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Dear Somerset County Council,

I hope you are well.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, could you please kindly answer the questions below?

Secure communication
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 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)?

Yours faithfully,

James Wills

Somerset County Council, Somerset Council

Somerset County Council Information Request Team
 
 
Information request
Our reference: 7243693
 

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Dear  Mr Wills
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information about  Secure Email Contracts
 which we received on 18 November 2020 .

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
16 December 2020 .  
The  Freedom of Information Act 2000  may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested.  If this is the case we
will carry out an assessment and will inform you of any  exemptions  that
apply.
 
In some cases, a fee may be payable. If this happens, we will send you a
fees notice detailing a summary of the proposed cost, and terms of
payment, which would need to be paid before we are able to proceed.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Please note that whilst requests made under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and Environmental Information Regulations will continue to be logged
and managed there may be some delays in response due to pressures arising
from Coronavirus (COVID-19).  Freedom of Information staff are able to
work productively from home but are mindful that many Council staff are
involved in crucial work to support Somerset residents through this
difficult time and this may impact their ability to provide the
information needed to respond to some requests in a timely manner.  Thank
you for your patience and understanding at this challenging time.

If you have any further queries or would like to discuss your request
please contact me quoting your reference detailed at the top of this
email.

 
Yours sincerely

Tracey Crabb
Information Request Officer
 
 

Somerset County Council, Somerset Council

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Information request
Our reference: 7243693
 

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Dear  Mr Wills
 
Thank you for your request for information received on  18 November 2020 .
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely

Tracey Crabb
Information Request Officer
 
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