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Dear Birmingham City University,

What IT Research providers are you using for your IT Services department, Academic Staff and Students?
Do you have a subscription with Gartner?
How much do you pay annually for this subscription?
When does this subscription end?
Who makes the decision to acquire, is it Library or IT Services?
Who can I contact to speak about providing technology based research?

Yours faithfully,
Ash Haque

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Freedom of Information Act, Birmingham City University

Dear Ashraaf Haque,

RE: INFORMATION REQUEST
REF: FOI17160

Further to your information request dated 15 August 2017 please see our responses below:

REQUEST 1:

What IT Research providers are you using for your IT Services department, Academic Staff and Students?

RESPONSE:

Gartner

REQUEST 2:

Do you have a subscription with Gartner?

RESPONSE:

Yes

REQUEST 3:

How much do you pay annually for this subscription?

RESPONSE:

TH: £182,160

REQUEST 4:

When does this subscription end?

RESPONSE:

TH: 31st July 2018

REQUEST 5:

Who makes the decision to acquire, is it Library or IT Services?

RESPONSE:

IT and internal Procurement Board

REQUEST 6:

Who can I contact to speak about providing technology based research?

RESPONSE:

Contact details are available at: http://www.bcu.ac.uk/about-us/contact-de.... Procurement information is also available at: http://www.bcu.ac.uk/about-us/corporate-.... Personal details which we are able to disclose are published on our website. For any names not available on our public website at www.bcu.ac.uk, although we do hold this information we are unable to provide the full name and contact details of individuals as this is exempt information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This information is exempt under section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is Personal Information.

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Information Management Team
Birmingham City University
15 Bartholomew Row
Birmingham
B5 5JU

T: 0121 300 5288
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