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Request

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information requests.

I would like to request the following breakdown of the authority's hardware maintenance and costs:

A list of the models of the physical servers, storage devices, tape libraries, network switches and routers under support contracts; as well as the cost and duration of said contracts, with start and end dates and service level associated with the equipment. Could you also supply the names of the suppliers of aforementioned support services?

I would also request the name of the person/s in your organisation responsible for the maintenance support contracts.

Our Response

I refer to your email requesting information in respect of NHS Midlands and East (East Midlands Office) IT Support Services.

I can confirm in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) that we do hold the information that you have requested.  This is as follows: 

Servers/Storage

  • Dell Power vault 220S

  • Dell Power vault MD 1000

  • Dell Poweredge 1950

  • Dell Poweredge 2550

  • Dell Poweredge 295

  • Dell Poweredge 2500

  • Dell Poweredge 4600

  • Dell Poweredge 2650

Tape

  • Dell Power vault 132T

Switches

  • CISCO Catalyst 2960

  • CISCO Catalyst 2950

Cost of Contract

  • approx. £185,000

Duration of Contract including start and finish

  • Rolling yearly contract, April 1st 2012 - March 31st 2013 final year agreed.

Suppliers of Support Service

  • Derbyshire health informatics service (DHIS)

Person Responsible for maintenance support Contract

  • Christopher Beadle. HQIT Manager

I hope that this information is of use.  If you are dissatisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your request, you can ask us to review our decision by writing to:-

Mr Moosa Patel
Director of Corporate Affairs
NHS East Midlands
Octavia House
Interchange Business Park
Bostock's Lane
Sandiacre
Nottingham
NG10 5QG

If at the conclusion of any review you remain dissatisfied you may complain to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted at:-

The Office of the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF