Response 3638979

Response to request for information

Reference

3638979

Response date

21 March 2025

Request

Information that relates to the organisation’s contracts around ICT contract(s) for Server Hardware Maintenance, Server Virtualisation Licenses and Maintenance and Storage Area Network (SAN) Maintenance/Support, which may include:

• Server Hardware Maintenance- contracts relating to the support and maintenance of the organisation’s physical servers.
  · Virtualisation Maintenance/Support/ Licensing  (VMware, Solaris, Unix, Linux, Windows Server)
  · Storage Area Network Maintenance/Support  (EMC, NetApp etc)

 For each of the types of contract described above, please can you provide me with the following data. If there is more than one contract please split the information for each separate supplier this includes annual spend

1. Contract Title: Please provide me with the contract title.
2. Type of Contracts (ABOVE): Please can you provide me with one or more contract types the contract relates to: Server Hardware, Virtualisation, SAN (Storage Area Network)
3. Existing/Current Supplier:  Please provide me with the supplier name for each contract.
4. Brand:  Please state the brand of hardware or software 
5. Operating System / Software (Platform): (Windows, Linux, Unix, Vsphere, AIX, Solaris etc.) Please state the operating system used by the organisation.
6. Annual Average Spend: Please provide me with the most recent annual spend for this contract?
7. Contract Duration: (Please can you also include notes if the contract includes any contract Extension periods.)
8. Contract Expiry Date: Please can you provide me with the date of when the contract expires.
9. Contract Review Date: (An approximate date of when the organisation is planning to review this particular contract.) 
10. Purchase of Servers: Could you please provide me with the month and year in which most/bulk of servers were purchased.
11. Number of Physical Server: Please can you provide me with the number of physical servers. 
12. Number of Virtual Servers: Please can you provide me with the number of Virtual servers. 
13. Brief Contract Description: I require a brief description of the service provided under this contract. Please do not just put maintenance. I need at least a sentence.
14. Contract Owner: (The person from within the organisation that is responsible for reviewing and renewing this particular contract. Please include their full name, job title, direct contact number and direct email address.)

Response

1. Contract Title: Please provide me with the contract title. Support and maintenance
2. Type of Contracts (ABOVE): Please can you provide me with one or more contract types the contract relates to: Server Hardware, Virtualisation, SAN (Storage Area Network) Support and maintenance - bought when purchasing thew san and EXSI boxes from HP 
3. Existing/Current Supplier:  Please provide me with the supplier name for each contract. HPE
4. Brand:  Please state the brand of hardware or software HPE
5. Operating System / Software (Platform): (Windows, Linux, Unix, Vsphere, AIX, Solaris etc.) Please state the operating system used by the organisation. Operating System / Software (Vsphere)
6. Annual Average Spend: Please provide me with the most recent annual spend for this contract?

   The current Vm Ware quote is £20,000 a year

7. Contract Duration: (Please can you also include notes if the contract includes any contract Extension periods.) 5 years
8. Contract Expiry Date: Please can you provide me with the date of when the contract expires. August 2025
9. Contract Review Date: (An approximate date of when the organisation is planning to review this particular contract.) In process
10. Purchase of Servers: Could you please provide me with the month and year in which most/bulk of servers were purchased. 13 August 2020
11. Number of Physical Server: Please can you provide me with the number of physical servers.

    5 at primary Suite

    4 at DR

12. Number of Virtual Servers: Please can you provide me with the number of Virtual servers. 83
13. Brief Contract Description: I require a brief description of the service provided under this contract. Please do not just put maintenance. I need at least a sentence. Next business day 24/7   365
14. Contract Owner: (The person from within the organisation that is responsible for reviewing and renewing this particular contract. Please include their full name, job title, direct contact number and direct email address.)

    ICT Strategic Manager   ictinfo@rushcliffe.gov.uk