FOI Release: IT devices and services
Published: 28 August 2024Freedom of information class: What we spend and how
Information request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
FOI reference: CW-2024-419
Date received: 13 August 2024
Date responded: 28 August 2024
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 (for example: NAS, SAN)
- Networking Infrastructure (for example: Switches, Routers, Interfaces, Wireless Access Points)
- Security Infrastructure (for example: Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools)
2. Does your organisation plan to procure any of the below enterprise applications or software?
- Content Management System
- Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- Inventory Management Software
- Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software
- Business Intelligence Systems
- Other software/apps (mention the name of the software)
3. Do you have any plans to procure End user devices (desktop/laptop/tablet/mobile phones etc)?
- Desktops
- Laptops
- Mobile Phones
- Tablets and Others (if Others, please specify)
4. Do you have any plans to procure below services/softwares?
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Cyber Security
Response:
1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following?
| Device type | Number of devices |
|---|---|
| Desktop PC's | 23 |
| Laptops | 1,345 |
| Mobile Phones | 54 |
| Printers | 8 |
| Multi Functional Devices (MFDs) | 12 |
| Tablets | 22 |
| Physical Servers | 60 |
| Storage Devices (for example: NAS, SAN) | 15 |
| Networking Infrastructure (for example, Switches, Routers, Interfaces, Wireless Access Points) | 160 |
| Security Infrastructure ( for example: Firewalls, Intrusion Detection SYstems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools) | 7 |
2.Does your organisation plan to procure any of the below enterprise applications or software?
| Applications/Software | 2024/25 (£000) | 2025/26 (£000) |
|---|---|---|
| Content management system | Information not held * | |
| Supply chain management (SCM) | ||
| Inventory Management Software | ||
| Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software | ||
| Business Intelligence Systems | ||
| Other software/ apps (mention the name of the software) | ||
3. Do you have any plans to procure End user devices (desktop/laptop/tablet/ mobile phones etc)?
| Devices | 2024/25 Spend/Budget (£000) | 2025/26 Spend/Budget (£000) |
|---|---|---|
| Desktops | 0 | 0 |
| Laptops | 0 | 850 |
| Mobile Phones | 3 | 3 |
| Tablets and others (if Others, please specify) | 3 | 3 |
4. Do you have any plans to procure below services/softwares
| Service/Software | 2024/25 Spend/Budget (£000) | 2025/26 Spend/Budget (£000) |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 10 | 40 |
| Cyber Security | Information not held* | |
*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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