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Freedom of Information request Web filtering and security awareness

Response published: 9 October 2025
IT

FOI Request

Please could you provide the following information: General: * Number of Sites * Number of Employees * Number of IT Staff * Annual IT Budget Web Security 1. Who is the provide of your current web security solution? 2. Does your current web security provide you visibility in to cloud and/or business application usage? 3. When is the contract up for renewal? 4. Typically, what is the chosen duration of these contracts 12, 24, or 36 Months? 5. Name and contact details of the person responsible? 6. Current annual spend for this contract? 7. Current number of licenses for this contract? 8. Did you purchase via a reseller, or partner (if yes, please specify who e.g. Phoenix, Softcat etc.)? 9. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing web security in 2025? 10. Do you procure this technology through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you procure & plan to procure Web security in the future?) Security Awareness Training 1. Do you current undertake cyber security awareness training with your staff? 2. Who is your current Security Awareness Training provider? 3. When is the contract up for renewal? 4. Typically, what is the chosen duration of these contracts 12, 24, or 36 Months? 5. Name and contact details of the person responsible? 6. Current annual spend for this contract? 7. Current number of licenses for this contract? 8. Did you purchase via a reseller, or partner (if yes, please specify who e.g. Phoenix, Softcat etc.)? 9. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for Security Awareness Training in 2025? 10. Do you procure this technology through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you procure & plan to procure Security Awareness Training in the future?)

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 305-2025

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

You asked:

1. General:

Our response:

* Number of Sites  60

* Number of Employees 6500

* Number of IT Staff Within IT Operations – 37

* Annual IT Budget Within IT Operations – £5.5m

You asked:

2. Web Security

Our response:

Who is the provide of your current web security solution?  Sensitive information and organisation could look at vulnerabilities related to the system

  1. Does your current web security provide you visibility in to cloud and/or business application usage? Yes
  2. When is the contract up for renewal? June 2026
  3. Typically, what is the chosen duration of these contracts 12, 24, or 36 Months? 36 Months
  4. Name and contact details of the person responsible? Head of IT Operations
  5. Current annual spend for this contract? Costs integrated with other systems
  6. Current number of licenses for this contract? 5500
  7. Did you purchase via a reseller, or partner (if yes, please specify who e.g. Phoenix, Softcat etc.)? Yes, Bytes
  8. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing web security in 2025? Not specifically
  9. Do you procure this technology through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you procure & plan to procure Web security in the future?) Not yet confirmed

 

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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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