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Freedom of Information request 215-2024

Response published: 10 December 2024

FOI Request

1. What is your annual IT Budget for 2024, 2025 & 2026? 2. Storage: A) What storage vendor(s) and models do you currently use? B) What is the capacity of the storage data in TB & How much of this is utilised? C) What were the installation dates of the above storage vendor(s) and when do you estimate you will refresh them? (Month/Year) D) Do you have any extended warranties, if so, with which supplier? E) Which reseller(s) provides the technologies for part A and part D, what was the value of the contract(s), and when does the contract(s) end? 3. Server/Compute: A) What number of physical servers do you have? B) What server vendor(s) and models do you currently use? C) What were the installation dates of the above server vendor(s) and when do you estimate you’ll refresh them? (Month/Year) D) Do you have any extended warranties, if so, with which supplier? E) Which operating systems are used? F) Are you currently using VMWare, do you have any plan to move away from VMWare? G) Which reseller(s) provides the technologies for part B/C, part D, and part F, what was the value of the contract(s), and when does the contract(s) end? 4. End User Technologies A) How many users within your organisation receive a laptop or desktop device? B) What laptop and desktop device vendor(s) and models do you currently use? C) How many mobile phones are used within your organisation? D) What mobile vendor(s) and network provider do you currently use? E) Which reseller(s) provides the technologies for part B and part D and when does the contract(s) end? F) Have you transitioned to Windows 11, or do you have a plan in place to transition to Windows 11. G) Is your current device estate compatible with Windows 11? H) What deployment methods are you using (e.g SCCM or Intune/Autopilot)? 5. Managed Print Services A) What number of MFDs and production print devices do you have? B) Who is the current vendor(s) and the suppliers(s) and when do these contracts end? C) What is your annual spend on Managed Print Services? D) Do you use any document management or scanning / storage services? If so please can you provide the details of the supplier and the end date of the contract. 6. ITSM/ESM & Business Process Automation A) What IT Service Management / Enterprise Service Management tool do you currently use and who is the supplier? B) When was your current system installed and when does the contract or support expire? C) Do you utilise Business Process Automation or have a plan to implement this tooling? 7. Do you have a managed/shared service with any other organisations? 8. Do you normally purchase equipment and services as a capital investment (CapEx) or ongoing operational charges (OpEx)?

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 215-2024

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

1. What is your annual IT Budget for 2024, 2025 & 2026?

Our response:

2023/24 – £5,037,808
2024/25 – £6,045,207

You asked:

A) What storage vendor(s) and models do you currently use?

Our response:

Synology & HPE

You asked:

B) What is the capacity of the storage data in TB & How much of this is utilised?

Our response:

440TB used, 800TB capacity

You asked:

C) What were the installation dates of the above storage vendor(s) and when do you estimate you will refresh them? (Month/Year)

Our response:

HPE installed 2020, due to replace 2025
Synology installed 2023, due to replace 2028

You asked:

D) Do you have any extended warranties, if so, with which supplier?

Our response:

HPE

You asked:

E) Which reseller(s) provides the technologies for part A and part D, what was the value of the contract(s), and when does the contract(s) end?

Our response:

GBE Converge

You asked:

A) What number of physical servers do you have?

Our response:

24

You asked:

B) What server vendor(s) and models do you currently use?

Our response:

HPE

You asked:

C) What were the installation dates of the above server vendor(s) and when do you estimate you’ll refresh them? (Month/Year)

Our response:

Installed 2022, due to refresh 2027

You asked:

D) Do you have any extended warranties, if so, with which supplier?

Our response:

GBE Converge

You asked:

E) Which operating systems are used?

Our response:

Windows Server

You asked:

F) Are you currently using VMWare, do you have any plan to move away from VMWare?

Our response:

Yes, planning to move to Nutanix AHV

You asked:

G) Which reseller(s) provides the technologies for part B/C, part D, and part F, what was the value of the contract(s), and when does the contract(s) end?

Our response:

GBE Converge

You asked:

A) How many users within your organisation receive a laptop or desktop device?

Our response:

5500

You asked:

B) What laptop and desktop device vendor(s) and models do you currently use?

Our response:

HP Elitebook / Pro Desk

You asked:

C) How many mobile phones are used within your organisation?

Our response:

4767

You asked:

D) What mobile vendor(s) and network provider do you currently use?

Our response:

Samsung & EE

You asked:

E) Which reseller(s) provides the technologies for part B and part D and when does the contract(s) end?

Our response:

CDW

You asked:

F) Have you transitioned to Windows 11, or do you have a plan in place to transition to Windows 11.

Our response:

Currently transitioning

You asked:

G) Is your current device estate compatible with Windows 11?

Our response:

Yes

You asked:

H) What deployment methods are you using (e.g SCCM or Intune/Autopilot)?

Our response:

KACE SDA

You asked:

A) What number of MFDs and production print devices do you have?

Our response:

150

You asked:

B) Who is the current vendor(s) and the suppliers(s) and when do these contracts end?

Our response:

Canon UK Ltd

You asked:

C) What is your annual spend on Managed Print Services?

Our response:

£193,949.00 inc VAT

You asked:

D) Do you use any document management or scanning / storage services? If so please can you provide the details of the supplier and the end date of the contract.

Our response:

System Supplier is CIVICA, the contract runs until March 2026

You asked:

A) What IT Service Management / Enterprise Service Management tool do you currently use and who is the supplier?

Our response:

Halo ITSM – iServices

You asked:

B) When was your current system installed and when does the contract or support expire?

Our response:

Current system installed January 2023, contract end January 2028

You asked:

C) Do you utilise Business Process Automation or have a plan to implement this tooling?

Our response:

In some areas of the business such as IT we do utilise.

You asked:

7. Do you have a managed/shared service with any other organisations?

Our response:

Yes, Finance and Cyber

You asked:

8. Do you normally purchase equipment and services as a capital investment (CapEx) or ongoing operational charges (OpEx)?

Our response:

We do both

Next steps:

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Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

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