Information on IT equipment and services within Education Scotland: FOI release

Information requested

You asked for information on IT equipment and services.

Response

Q1: Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following?

Device Type	Number of Devices
Desktop PCs	0
Laptops	575
Mobile Phones	342
Printers	0
Multi-Functional Devices (MFDs)	7
Tablets	33
Physical Servers	0
Storage Devices (for example: NAS, SAN)	0
Networking Infrastructure (for example: Switches, Routers, Interfaces, |Wireless Access Points)	*N/A -  provided and maintained through Scottish Government iTECS contract Security Infrastructure
Security Infrastructure (for example: Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools)	*N/A – provided and maintained through Scottish Government iTECS contract

* iTECS contract is managed via the Scottish Government.

Q2: Does your organisation have plans to procure any of the below services?

• Cloud computing
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Anything as a Service (XaaS)

Q3: Does your organisation have any plans to procure the below services?

• Network Security
• Cloud Security
• Endpoint Security
• Mobile Security
• IoT Security
• Application Security

Q4: Does your organisation have any plans to procure below services?

• Data and Analytics
• AI and Automation
• Digital Transformation
• ERP Systems

In response to question two – four above, any current or future procurements will proceed either through a relevant public sector framework or are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland (Home - Public Contracts Scotland) if appropriate. Please find the following link to Education Scotland’s contract register: Contract register - March 2025.

Q5: Has your organisation implemented any form of AI or Automation services, and if not, what is the reason for not implementing?

• No, due to legacy systems.

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