FI15240

Request

1.      Total number of desktops in your estate (ie. PCs, laptops & tablets) 

2.      Who currently supplies the above (name of the incumbent)? 

3.      Do they include additional services such as technical support, maintenance, asset registration, imaging and disposal of existing device? 

4.      Who is your preferred manufacturer? 

5.      What is your current buying / refresh cycle? 

6.      Is this supplied under contract? If yes, when does the contract end? 

7.      How do you procure these devices through a framework? if yes, which one used (ie. SBS / CCS / NDNA) 

8.      What steps have you taken to tackle security risks in advance of 14th Oct 2025 when updates will no longer be available on Windows 10? 

9.      How do you access your applications  (Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft 365, Cloud or Fat Client environment)? 

10.   Are you looking to move from On-Premises to Cloud? 

11.   Name of person responsible for purchasing IT equipment?

Response

1. 570.

2. No contract in place, purchase when required using framework/ITQ.

3. No.

4. Windows Devices - HP / Android – Samsung.

5. 5-6 Years.

6. No.

7. CCS.

8. Windows 11 in use.

9. SaaS/Web based / Azure Virtual Desktop/ Fat client.

10. Yes.

11. The information you have requested is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act as the Council considers the names and contact details of individual members of staff to be personal data.  The names of staff working in public authorities are personal data as defined by Article 4(1) of GDPR and also Section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the release of this data would contravene the data protection principles.