FOI Release: IT devices and services
Published: 22 June 2023Freedom of information class: What we spend and how
Information request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
FOI reference: CW-2023-230
Date received: 07 June 2023
Date responded: 21 June 2023
Information Requested
1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following?
- Desktop PCs
- Laptops
- Mobile Phones
- Printers
- Multi-Functional Devices (MFDs)
- Tablets
- Physical Servers
- Storage Devices (E.g., NAS, SAN, etc.)
- Networking Infrastructure (E.g., Switches, Routers, Interfaces, Wireless Access Points, etc.)
- Security Infrastructure (E.g., Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools, etc.)
2. Does your organisation have plans to procure any of the below services, if yes then please provide information?
- Cloud computing
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- Anything as a Service (XaaS)
3. Does your organisation have any plans to procure the below services, if yes then please provide required?
- Network Security
- Cloud Security
- Endpoint Security
- Mobile Security
- IoT Security
- Application Security
4. Does your organisation have any plans to procure below service?
- Data and Analytics
- AI and Automation
- Digital Transformation
Response
1 Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following?
| Device Type | Number of devices |
|---|---|
| Desktop PCs | 28 |
| Laptops | 1,393 |
| Mobile Phones | 87 |
| Printers | 7 |
| Multi-Functional Devices (MFDs) | 12 |
| Tablets | 5 |
| Physical Servers | 60 |
| Storage Devices (e.g. NAS, SAN, etc.) | 15 |
| Networking Infrastructure (E.g., Switches, Routers, Interfaces, Wireless Access Points, etc.) | 160 |
| Security Infrastructure (E.g., Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools, etc.) | 7 |
2. Does your organisation have plans to procure any of the below services, if yes then please provide information?
| Service | Estimated /Total cost | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Example: Platform as a Service | 1 million | 2023/28 |
| Cloud computing | 4.8 million | 2023/26 |
| Software as a Service (SaaS) | Information not held | |
| Platform as a Service (PaaS) | ||
| Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) | ||
| Anything as a Service (XaaS) | ||
3. Does your organisation have any plans to procure the below services?
| Services | Estimate/ Total Cost | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Example: IoT security | 0.5 million | 2023/28 |
| Network Security | 5.5 million | 2023/28 |
| Cloud Security | ||
| Endpoint Security | ||
| Mobile Security | ||
| IoT Security | ||
| Application Security |
Above is the overall IT Security budget for the next 5 financial years, our budgeting forecasts do not allow us to break down the information into the services listed.
4.Does your organisation have any plans for developing, refreshing, or replacing any software applications?
| Service | Estimated / Total Cost | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Example: Data and Analytics | 8 million | 2023/27 |
| Data and Analytics | Information not held* | |
| AI and Automation | ||
| Digital Transformation | ||
*There are no imminent plans to develop any of these services. Our new and ongoing requirements are purchased directly through Scottish Government Frameworks or through Crown Commercial Services Frameworks using Public Contracts Scotland to publish our requirements. Our buyer profile can be accessed on Public Contracts Scotland. The profile provides information on our contract notices (current, future, past and award) and contracts register. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the information is not held.
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