Department for Justice Local Area Network (LAN) environment: FOI release

Information requested

You asked for information about the Department for Justice Local Area Network (LAN) environment.

Response

The answers to your questions regarding the Department for Justice Local Area Network (LAN) environment are contained in the attached Annex below your questions.  The Department is integrated within the main SCOTS network and the response reflects this.

ANNEX

Please can you send me the organisation’s Local Area Network (LAN) contract, which may include the following:

• Support and Maintenance- e.g. switches, router, software etc
• Managed- If this includes services than just LAN.

 

1.  Contract Type: Managed or Maintenance

 A  In Scotland, the Justice Directorate  receives a managed ICT service (known as SCOTS Connect) from the Scottish Government which provides a range of products and services including hardware, software, application infrastructure, administration, management support and maintenance of the network and devices and network security.  This service is provided mainly through in-house resource.

 

2.  Existing Supplier: Who is the current supplier? 

A  GCICOM  Freedom Communications provide maintenance for the core switches.

 

 3.  Annual Spend for each supplier: What is the annual average spending on the supplier above? If there is more than one supplier please split the annual averages spend for each supplier. 

A  The annual maintenance cost for the provision of the LAN element of the SCOTS Connect service is £13,942.00.

 

4.    Number of Users: Please can you provide me with the number of users this contract covers. Approximate number of users will also be acceptable.

A    The managed ICT service is provided to 12,000 users.

 

5.  Number of Sites: The number of sites, where equipment is supported by each contract. 

A    One hundred and thirty

 

6. Hardware Brand: What is the hardware brand of the LAN equipment?

A  Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

 

7.  Contract Description: Please provide me with a brief description of the overall contract.

A  Please see the answer to question 1.

 

8.  Contract Duration: What is the duration of the contract is and can you please also include any extensions this may include.

A  The core switch maintenance is renewed annually in February.

 

9.   Contract Expiry Date: When does the contract expire? 

A  February 2020.

 

10.  Contract Review Date: When will the organisation is planning to review the contract? 

A  January 2020

 

11.  Responsible Officer: Contact details including name, job title, contact number and email address?  

A  Mark Hagart,  Head of iTECS Data Centres and Network Services (DCNS).  Telephone 0131 244 6648 email mark.hagart@gov.scot 

 

12.  If the LAN maintenance is included in-house please include the following information:

       If the contract is managed by a 3rd party e.g. Can you please provide me with:

 

1.  Existing Supplier: Who is the current supplier?

A  Answered above.

2.  Number of Users: Please can you provide me with the number of users this contract covers. Approximate number of users will also be acceptable.

A  Answered above.

3.  Number of Sites: Estimated/Actual number of sites the LAN covers.

A  Answered above.

 4.  Contract Type: Managed, Maintenance, Installation, Software

 A  Answered above.

5.  Hardware Brand: What is the hardware brand of the LAN equipment?

A  Answered above.

 6.  Contract Description: Please provide me with a brief description of the overall contract.

 A   Answered above.

7.  Contract Duration: What is the duration of the contract is and can you please also include any extensions this may include.  

 A   Answered above.

8.  Contract Expiry Date: When does the contract expire? 

A.  Answered above.

9.  Contract Review Date: When will the organisation is planning to review the contract?

A   Answered above.

10.  Responsible Officer: Who within the organisation is responsible for each of these contract(s) please provide me with contact details including name, job title, contact number and email address?

A   Mark Hagart - Head of iTECS Data Centre & Network Services (DCNS).

 

 

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