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I would like to make a freedom of Information request; could you please send me the following regarding your organisation's contracts for the following five areas.
| Category | Service | Key suppliers (incl connections) | Current Contract Value £k (PA) | Contract: Start Date / End Date | The person responsible for this contract and their contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Unified Communications: | UC / Telephony | ||||
| Inbound / Outbound Calling | |||||
| Contact Centre | |||||
| Teams Direct Routing | |||||
| 2. Connectivity: | WAN | ||||
| SD WAN | |||||
| Direct Internet Access | |||||
| 3. Mobility: | Mobile CTNs | ||||
| Mobile Applications | |||||
| Internet of Things (IoT) | |||||
| 4. Cloud | Hosted Cloud Services | | | | |
| 5. Cyber Security | Network security | | | | |
| Identity and access management | |||||
| Service Operation Centre and Security Incident Event Monitoring | |||||
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Thank you for your request. Please find answers to your request below.
| Category | Service | Key suppliers (incl connections) | Current Contract Value £k (PA) | Contract: Start Date / End Date | The person responsible for this contract and their contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Unified Communications: | UC / Telephony | GCI Freedom Ltd | £344,000 | 01.04.20 – 31.03.23 | N/A* |
| Inbound / Outbound Calling | GCI Freedom | As above | As above | N/A | |
| British Telecom | £100,000 | 01.04.18 – 31.03.21 | |||
| Contact Centre | CDW Ltd / 8x8 | £272,000 | 30.11.18 – 29.11.23 | N/A | |
| Teams Direct Routing | N/A | | | N/A | |
| 2. Connectivity: | WAN | British Telecom | £273,000 | 28.05.16 – 30.09.22 | N/A |
| Colt | £96,070 | 31.01.18 – 30.08.21 | |||
| High Speed Office | £76,760 | 29.06.19 – 28.06.21 | |||
| SD WAN | N/A | | | N/A | |
| Direct Internet Access | High Speed Office | £111,600 | 30.05.18 – 29.05.21 | N/A | |
| 3. Mobility: | Mobile CTNs | Vodafone – Office Staff | £118,000 | 17.12.19 – 16.12.21 | N/A |
| Vodafone – Field Force | £124,000 | 20.07.20 – 19.07.22 | |||
| Mobile Applications | N/A | | | N/A | |
| Internet of Things (IoT) | N/A | | | N/A | |
| 4. Cloud | Hosted Cloud Services | AWS | £800,090 | 01.12.20 – 30.11.23 | N/A |
| CTS (GCP) | £1,600,000 | 01.04.20 – 31.03.22 | |||
| Azure | £24,000 | 01.11.19 – 31.10.22 | |||
| 5. Cyber Security | Network security | Not to be shared for security reasons** | | | N/A |
| Identity and access management | Not to be shared for security reasons | | | N/A | |
| Service Operation Centre and Security Incident Event Monitoring | Not to be shared for security reasons | | | N/A |
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.xls .csv*Some information has been withheld under s.40(2) of the Freedom of Information as this is considered personal data.
**If details of specific security solutions are made available through an FOI it could be possible for a malicious actor with detailed knowledge of the security solution to circumvent the protection the solution offers. We therefore find S31(1)(a) to be engaged - the prevention or detection of crime. To use this exemption, we are required to consider the public interest test, and whilst we note there are public interest arguments in favour of transparency and disclosure, we have decided that these are outweighed by other public interest factors that are in favour of non-disclosure. Principally we consider that release of the information requested would prejudice our ability to maintain and run a secure and safe security network. This is an essential function for all government departments and is particularly important for ONS which processes personal and economic information on its systems.