Software Systems for Planning Building Control and Public Protection

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Dear Babergh District Council,
Please could you provide the following information regarding your current Software System:
1. What Software Systems are currently used by the Council for Planning, Building control and Public Protection/Licencing/Environmental Health?
2. When does each contract expire ?
3. Do you have any planned upgrades of the software? If so, when?
4. How much does each system cost annually?
5. Are you planning to go to market for a different Software System? If so, when?
6. How many users / licenses for each system do you have?
7. Who is the person responsible for your Software System? Please provide full name, title and contact information if possible.

Yours faithfully,

Victoria Taylor

Data Protection,

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Data Protection,

Dear Ms Taylor,

I refer to your request for information dated 21/08/2017.

Request:

1. What Software Systems are currently used by the Council for Planning, Building control and Public Protection/Licencing/Environmental Health?
2. When does each contract expire ?
3. Do you have any planned upgrades of the software? If so, when?
4. How much does each system cost annually?
5. Are you planning to go to market for a different Software System? If so, when?
6. How many users / licenses for each system do you have?
7. Who is the person responsible for your Software System? Please provide full name, title and contact information if possible.

Response:

1. What Software Systems are currently used by the Council for Planning, Building control and Public Protection/Licencing/Environmental Health? IDOX, CadCorp
2. When does each contract expire ? May 2022
3. Do you have any planned upgrades of the software? If so, when? Currently being done.
4. How much does each system cost annually? Approximately 50K pa
5. Are you planning to go to market for a different Software System? No
6. How many users / licenses for each system do you have? Approximately 80.
7. Who is the person responsible for your Software System? Carl Reeder - Corporate Manager for Information Management: 07747760829

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Yours sincerely,

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