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Freedom of Information request 444-2023

Response published: 2 December 2024

FOI Request

Connectivity and Network Services a. Who provides your WAN and internet connectivity and the annual spend on each b. Who provides your SIP trunks and what is the annual spend c. Who provides your WAN services, is this MPLS, SD WAN or Internet, and what is the annual spend d. Who provides your LAN infrastructure and what is your annual spend e. Who provides your WIFI infrastructure and what is your annual spend f. Please confirm the manufacturers. of your wired network core and edge switching? g. When was your core network installed? h. Has it been updated subsequently? i. Who maintains your core network? j. When is the contract renewal date? k. Please confirm value of the initial project? l. Please confirm the value of annual support/maintenance services in £.?

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 444-2023

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

a. Who provides your WAN and internet connectivity and the annual spend on each
BT provide via Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust governed COIN, approx. GHC spend of £357k per annum.

b. Who provides your SIP trunks and what is the annual spend
Maintel – £10k per annum.

c. Who provides your WAN services, is this MPLS, SD WAN or Internet, and what is the annual spend
MPLS

d. Who provides your LAN infrastructure and what is your annual spend
Locally managed with Cisco equipment – no annual spend

e. Who provides your WIFI infrastructure and what is your annual spend
Managed locally with support from GBE-Converge, support costs are included as part of support contract which covers additional systems.

f. Please confirm the manufacturers. of your wired network core and edge switching?
Cisco

g. When was your core network installed?
2008

h. Has it been updated subsequently?
Security updates are applied, refresh of solution procured, implementation 2023

i. Who maintains your core network?
Maintained locally, maintenance services to be provided via BT post-upgrade

j. When is the contract renewal date?
February 2026

k. Please confirm value of the initial project?
Current upgrade £70k

l. Please confirm the value of annual support/maintenance services in £.?
£5k