Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 306-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Current IT Service Model – Is your IT delivery primarily in-house, outsourced, or a hybrid approach, and if not delivered in-house, who provides this service?
Our response:
Our current IT service module is primarily in-house
You asked:
2. Major IT Contracts – Key details of significant IT service contracts (including scope, value, end date and any options for extension or renegotiation).
Our response:
Major IT contract – GBE Converge
Contract Value – 2 million
Contract end date – March 2026 , no extension
Scope – Provision of IT hardware, software and support
You asked:
3. Future IT Plans – Any strategic plans or considerations for changing IT delivery models (e.g., outsourcing, in-sourcing, multi-sourcing).
Our response:
No future plans to change at present
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
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
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.