You asked

​I want to make a Freedom of Information request, could you please send me the following information with regards to the organisation's Mobile Phones contract.

If there is more than one provider, please split all the information including the annual average spend, number of connection, duration, contract dates and internal contact details.

  1. Your current network provider

  2. Annual average spend over the last three years

  3. Number of connections to include number of voice only devices, voice and data devices and data only devices broken down individually

  4. Duration of each contract and whether contract extensions are included in the contract

  5. Contract start date

  6. Contract expiry data- if the contract is rolling please state this

  7. Contract review data- please can you provide me with the date that the organisation plans to review this contract

  8. The individual responsible for this contract. Please can I have their name, job title, contact number and direct email address. If any of this cannot be provided please can I have their actual job title

  9. If the mobile contract is provided by a managed contract please provide me with the name of the network provided along with a number of connections and the internal contact from within the organisation responsible for this contract.

  10. If the organisation is currently out to tender please could you state the estimated date of award along with the information above.

  11. If this contract was awarded within the past three months, can you please provide me with a shortlist of suppliers that bid on the contract?

We said

Thank you for your request. Please see the following answers to your questions.​

1. Your current network provider

Vodafone UK

2. Annual average spend over the last three years

BAU Contract - £117,660 (Minimum Forecasted/Contracted Spend per Year)

FFS Contract - £94,140 (Minimum Forecasted/Contracted Spend per Year)

3. Number of connections to include number of voice only devices, voice and data devices and data only devices broken down individually

BAU Contract

Voice Only Connections: 272 (Nov 2020)

Voice and Data Connections: 1142 (Nov 2020)

FFS Contract

Voice and Data Connections: 1069 (Nov 2020)

4. Duration of each contract and whether contract extensions are included in the contract

BAU Contract - 2 Years + 1 Year Extension

FFS Contract - 2 Years + 1 Year Extension

5. Contract start date

BAU Contract - 17/12/2019

FFS Contract - 20/07/2020

6. Contract expiry data- if the contract is rolling please state this

BAU Contract - 16/12/2021

FFS Contract - 19/07/2022

7. Contract review data- please can you provide me with the date that the organisation plans to review this contract

BAU Contract - 16/06/2021

FFS Contract - 19/01/2021

8. The individual responsible for this contract. Please can I have their name, job title, contact number and direct email address. If any of this cannot be provided please can I have their actual job title

Contact details of members of staff are considered as personal data and are therefore withheld under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

9. If the mobile contract is provided by a managed contract please provide me with the name of the network provided along with a number of connections and the internal contact from within the organisation responsible for this contract.

Not Applicable

10. If the organisation is currently out to tender please could you state the estimated date of award along with the information above.

Not Applicable

11. If this contract was awarded within the past three months, can you please provide me with a shortlist of suppliers that bid on the contract?

Not Applicable