I confirm that OS does hold the information you have requested. Where information is exempt from disclosure, this is stated.
Taking each request in turn, I confirm the following:
Contract 1 – Standard Firewall (Network)
Q1. Who is the existing supplier for this contract?
I confirm that our firewall contract supplier is Computacenter
Q2. What does the organisation annually spend for each of the contracts?
OS annually spends £441,000 exclusive of VAT on this contract.
Q3. What is the description of the services provided for each contract?
The contract provides the gateway and security to all OS systems both from an external customer and internal employee perspective.
Q4. Primary Brand (ONLY APPLIES TO CONTRACT 1&2)
The primary Brand is Checkpoint.
Q5. What is the expiry date of each contract?
The expiry date for this contract is 26 June 2026.
Q6. What is the start date of each contract?
The start date for this contract is 27 June 2023.
Q7. What is the contract duration of contract?
The contract duration is 3 years.
Q8. The responsible contract officer for each of the contracts above? Full name, job title, contact number and direct email address.
The information relating to the contact name, is held by OS but is exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) (personal information) of the FOIA, as the information constitutes personal data. I confirm the team responsible for dealing with contract is the Software Asset Management team.
Section 40(2) provides that personal data is exempt information if one of the conditions set out in section 40(3) is satisfied. In our view, disclosure of this information would breach the data protection principles contained in the General Data Protection Regulations and Data Protection Act 2018
In reaching this decision, we have particularly considered:
- the reasonable expectations of the employees: given their positions, OS considered that none of the individuals would have a reasonable expectation that their personal data would be disclosed;
- the consequences of disclosure; and
- any legitimate public interest in disclosure.
Section 40(2) is an absolute exemption and therefore not subject to the public interest test.
However, under the duty to provide information and assistance in accordance with section 16 of FOIA, you can find out information in relation to Cyber Security on our website: Ordnance Survey | See A Better Place
Contract 2 - Anti-virus Software Application
Q1. Who is the existing supplier for this contract?
The supplier of this contract is Softcat Limited.
Q2. What does the organisation annually spend for each of the contracts?
OS annually spends circa £200,000 exclusive of VAT on this contract.
Q3. What is the description of the services provided for each contract?
The contract provides anti-virus protection for OS.
Q4. Primary Brand (ONLY APPLIES TO CONTRACT 1&2)
The primary brand is Microsoft Corporation.
Q5. What is the expiry date of each contract?
The expiry date for this contract is 30 November 2024.
Q6. What is the start date of each contract?
The start date for this contract is 1 December 2021.
Q7. What is the contract duration of contract?
The contract duration is 3 years.
Q8. The responsible contract officer for each of the contracts above? Full name, job title, contact number and direct email address.
The information relating to the contact name, is held by OS but is exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) (personal information) of the FOIA, as the information constitutes personal data. I confirm the team responsible for dealing with contract is the Software Asset Management team.
Section 40(2) provides that personal data is exempt information if one of the conditions set out in section 40(3) is satisfied. In our view, disclosure of this information would breach the data protection principles contained in the General Data Protection Regulations and Data Protection Act 2018
In reaching this decision, we have particularly considered:
- the reasonable expectations of the employees: given their positions, OS considered that none of the individuals would have a reasonable expectation that their personal data would be disclosed;
- the consequences of disclosure; and
- any legitimate public interest in disclosure.
Section 40(2) is an absolute exemption and therefore not subject to the public interest test.
However, under the duty to provide information and assistance in accordance with section 16 of FOIA, you can find out information in relation to Cyber Security on our website: Ordnance Survey | See A Better Place
Contract 3 - Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
Q1. Who is the existing supplier for this contract?
The supplier of this contract is Softcat Limited.
Q2. What does the organisation annually spend for each of the contracts?
OS annually spends £1.67m exclusive of VAT on this contract.
Q3. What is the description of the services provided for each contract?
The contract provides OS with FSCM, CRM, Modern Workplace and Server software.
Q4. What is the expiry date of each contract?
The expiry date of this contract is 30 November 2024.
Q5. What is the start date of each contract?
The start date of this contract is 1 December 2021.
Q6. What is the contract duration of contract?
The contract duration is 3 years.
Q7. The responsible contract officer for each of the contracts above? Full name, job title, contact number and direct email address.
The information relating to the contact name, is held by OS but is exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) (personal information) of the FOIA, as the information constitutes personal data. I confirm the team responsible for dealing with contract is the Software Asset Management team.
Section 40(2) provides that personal data is exempt information if one of the conditions set out in section 40(3) is satisfied. In our view, disclosure of this information would breach the data protection principles contained in the General Data Protection Regulations and Data Protection Act 2018
In reaching this decision, we have particularly considered:
- the reasonable expectations of the employees: given their positions, OS considered that none of the individuals would have a reasonable expectation that their personal data would be disclosed;
- the consequences of disclosure; and
- any legitimate public interest in disclosure.
Section 40(2) is an absolute exemption and therefore not subject to the public interest test.
However, under the duty to provide information and assistance in accordance with section 16 of FOIA, you can find out information in relation to Cyber Security on our website: Ordnance Survey | See A Better Place
Q8. Number of Licenses (ONLY APPLIES TO CONTRACT 3)
The number of licences is 3,780, subject to head count changes.