Software license

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Dear Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I would like to ask

Q1. Do you look after your own IT or is it outsourced?
Q2. How much did you pay in last financial year for software licenses?
Q3. How many computers users do you have?
Q4. When do you need to renew the contract with Microsoft for software licenses? What was the value of your last contract per year?
Q5. Do you currently measure software usage versus the number of licenses purchased? If so what is used for software usage metering?
Q6. Do you use a software asset management tool?
Q7. Please also provide details of IT Contracts Managers and any person(s) involved in IT Software procurement.

Yours faithfully,

Qui Mai

FOI (RW3) CMFT Manchester, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Qui Mai

I am writing to acknowledge receipt today 27/03/15 of your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your request has been assigned the following reference number FOI 175-15 and please could you quote this reference number in any future correspondence relating to your request.

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Kind Regards

Brian Maher

Administrator IG & FOI

Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Room 341, 3rd Floor, Cobbett House
Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road
Manchester, M13 9WL
Tel: 0161 701 0375
Email: [Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust request email]

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Dear FOI (RW3) CMFT Manchester,

I am looking forward your answer that by law should normally have
been responded promptly and by 28 April 2015 by the authority.
Thank you

Yours sincerely,

Qui Mai

Dear FOI (RW3) CMFT Manchester,

The response to your request is long overdue, by law, under all circumstances, you should have responded by now

Yours sincerely,

Qui Mai

FOI (RW3) CMFT Manchester, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Qui Mai

 

Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
request, reference FOI 175 -15

 

We are sorry for the delay in responding to you on this occasion and
apologise for any inconvenience caused.

 

We would be grateful if you could please confirm and acknowledge receipt
of this email.

 

We trust this is satisfactory but if you require any further information
or wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact
us.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

FOI Team

 

 

 

Kind Regards

 

Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Room 341, 3^rd Floor, Cobbett House

Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road

Manchester, M13 9WL

Tel: 0161 701 0375

 

 

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