Scottish Government device quantities and procurement plans: FOI release
- Published
- 13 January 2026
- Topic
- Public sector, Work and skills
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500489276
- Date received
- 15 October 2025
- Date responded
- 23 October 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Q1. 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)
Q2. Does your organisation have plans to procure any of the below services, if yes then please provide information in the below format?
(2025/26 Spend/Budget, 2026/27 Spend/Budget, 27/28 Spend/Budget, 28/29 Spend/Budget)
a. Cloud computing
b. Software as a Service (SaaS)
c. Platform as a Service (PaaS)
d. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
e. Anything as a Service (Xaas)
Q3. Does your organisation have any plans to procure the below services, if yes then please provide required information in the below format?
(2025/26 Spend/Budget, 2026/27 Spend/Budget, 27/28 Spend/Budget, 28/29 Spend/Budget)
a. Network Security
b. Cloud Security
c. Endpoint Security
d. Mobile Security
e. IoT Security
f. Application Security
Q4. Does your organisation have any plans to procure below services, if yes then please provide information in the below format?
(2025/26 Spend/Budget, 2026/27 Spend/Budget, 27/28 Spend/Budget, 28/29 Spend/Budget)
a. Data and Analytics
b. AI and Automation
c. Digital Transformation
d. ERP Systems
Q5. Has your organisation implemented any form of AI or Automation services, and if not, what is the reason for not implementing?
a. Implemented
b. Minor implementation with completed AI strategy
c. Plans to develop implementation
d. Due to legacy systems
Response
Please see attached spreadsheet.
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Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG