Software Licenses

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Dear Chorley Borough Council,

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?
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,

Leo Wu

foi, Chorley Borough Council

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Dear Sir, 

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
Please quote the above reference number in all future correspondence. 

Please find attached acknowledgement.

Yours faithfully

 

 

Ally Lloyd
Software Support Engineer
Chorley Council

( 01257 515151 | 8 [1]chorley.gov.uk
Chorley - Britain in Bloom Silver Medal Winner 2014

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foi, Chorley Borough Council

Dear Mr Wu

I am writing in response to your request for information under the terms
of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Ref No FOI/15/026.

Please find below, the details of your request and our response in blue.

 

Requested:

1.       Do you look after your own IT or is it outsourced?

·         We look after our own IT

 

2.       How much did you pay in last financial year for software
licenses?

·         £105,241

 

3.       How many computers users do you have?

·         Approximately 400 users

 

4.       When do you need to renew the contract with Microsoft for
software licenses? What was the value of your last contract?

·         July 2015

·         £30,284.90

 

5.       Do you currently measure software usage versus the number of
licenses purchased? If so what is used for software usage metering?

·         Combination of Citrix & Microsoft System Center

 

6.       Do you use a software asset management tool?

·         Microsoft System Center

 

7.       Please also provide details of IT Contracts Managers and any
person(s) involved in IT Software procurement.

·         Asim Khan, Head of Customer and ICT Services,
[1][email address], 01257 515151

 

 

 

 

I hope the information provided here answers your enquiry.  If however,
you are unhappy with the outcome, or the way in which Chorley Council has
handled your request, you may wish to make an appeal.  This can be done in
writing to the Information Manager, Chorley Council, Civic Offices, Union
Street, Chorley, PR7 1AL, or by e-mail to: [2][email address].uk  clearly
stating your reasons for dissatisfaction.  Please quote the above
reference number in all correspondence.

 

If your appeal is either not upheld or you remain dissatisfied with our
decision, you can appeal to the Information Commissioner at:  Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF, or by e-mail to [3][email address].

Please note that the information provided by Chorley Borough Council is
intended for your personal use. If it is your intention to re-use the
information for commercial gain, you will need to apply to the Council for
a licence to re-use it, under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information
Regulations 2005.

Yours sincerely

 

 

Ally Lloyd
Software Support Engineer
Chorley Council

( 01257 515151 | 8 [4]chorley.gov.uk
Chorley - Britain in Bloom Silver Medal Winner 2014

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Dear Mr Wu

I am writing in response to your request for information under the terms
of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Ref No FOI/15/029.

Please find below, the details of your request and our response in blue.

 

Your request:

I am interested in receiving copies of your Housing Department's Annual
Accounts for the last 3 years along with a copy of your Housing
Department's Business Plan.

 

The documents should be held by the Finance Officer in your Housing
Department. If your Housing is managed by an Arms Length Management
Organisation or similar, please ask them to supply this information.

 

Chorley Council transferred all its housing stock by LSVT (Large Scale
Voluntary Transfer) to Chorley Community Housing in March 2007 and
therefore does not hold the information you requested.

 

 

I hope the information provided here answers your enquiry.  If however,
you are unhappy with the outcome, or the way in which Chorley Council has
handled your request, you may wish to make an appeal.  This can be done in
writing to the Information Manager, Chorley Council, Civic Offices, Union
Street, Chorley, PR7 1AL, or by e-mail to: [1][email address].uk  clearly
stating your reasons for dissatisfaction.  Please quote the above
reference number in all correspondence.

 

If your appeal is either not upheld or you remain dissatisfied with our
decision, you can appeal to the Information Commissioner at:  Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF, or by e-mail to [2][email address].

Please note that the information provided by Chorley Borough Council is
intended for your personal use. If it is your intention to re-use the
information for commercial gain, you will need to apply to the Council for
a licence to re-use it, under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information
Regulations 2005.

Yours sincerely

 

 

Ally Lloyd
Software Support Engineer
Chorley Council

( 01257 515151 | 8 [3]chorley.gov.uk
Chorley - Britain in Bloom Silver Medal Winner 2014

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foi, Chorley Borough Council

Dear Mr Wu

 

Please disregard the previous email (details below), it was sent to you in
error.

 

Sorry for any confusion caused.

 

Kind regards

 

Ally Lloyd
Software Support Engineer
Chorley Council

( 01257 515151 | 8 [1]chorley.gov.uk
Chorley - Britain in Bloom Silver Medal Winner 2014

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From: foi
Sent: 13 February 2015 11:42
To: '[FOI #248382 email]'
Subject: FOI Request FOI/15/029 - Response

 

Dear Mr Wu

I am writing in response to your request for information under the terms
of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Ref No FOI/15/029.

Please find below, the details of your request and our response in blue.

 

Your request:

I am interested in receiving copies of your Housing Department's Annual
Accounts for the last 3 years along with a copy of your Housing
Department's Business Plan.

 

The documents should be held by the Finance Officer in your Housing
Department. If your Housing is managed by an Arms Length Management
Organisation or similar, please ask them to supply this information.

 

Chorley Council transferred all its housing stock by LSVT (Large Scale
Voluntary Transfer) to Chorley Community Housing in March 2007 and
therefore does not hold the information you requested.

 

 

I hope the information provided here answers your enquiry.  If however,
you are unhappy with the outcome, or the way in which Chorley Council has
handled your request, you may wish to make an appeal.  This can be done in
writing to the Information Manager, Chorley Council, Civic Offices, Union
Street, Chorley, PR7 1AL, or by e-mail to: [4][email address].uk  clearly
stating your reasons for dissatisfaction.  Please quote the above
reference number in all correspondence.

 

If your appeal is either not upheld or you remain dissatisfied with our
decision, you can appeal to the Information Commissioner at:  Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF, or by e-mail to [5][email address].

Please note that the information provided by Chorley Borough Council is
intended for your personal use. If it is your intention to re-use the
information for commercial gain, you will need to apply to the Council for
a licence to re-use it, under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information
Regulations 2005.

Yours sincerely

 

 

Ally Lloyd
Software Support Engineer
Chorley Council

( 01257 515151 | 8 [6]chorley.gov.uk
Chorley - Britain in Bloom Silver Medal Winner 2014

You can make service requests online at [7]chorley.gov.uk, and it’s even
faster if you use '[8]My Account'

 

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legally privileged. They are intended solely for the intended addressee.
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views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender may not
necessarily reflect the views of Chorley Council. Chorley Council may
monitor e-mails sent or received.

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