1.       Can you please attach a copy of your latest IMT/IMCT/IT Strategy Document?

Please see attached, please note the strategy is currently being revised.

2.       What is your annual IT Budget in 2013/14 and how is it segmented between

– It Staff Salaries £6,756,642
– Hardware -£33,250
– Communication -£167,148
– Other – £591,920

3.       What are your IT budget projections for the next 3 years?
– 2014/15 – £7,548,960
– 2015/16 – £7,548.960
– 2016/17 -£7,548,960

4.       What was your annual IT Budget in the past 3 years?
– 2010/11 -£7,162,345
– 2011/12 – £7,036,513
– 2012/13 – £7,826,218

5.       What is the size of your IT Department?
– Employed WTE: 216.24
– No of Contractors: 2
– Seconded WTE: 0

6.       Who are your major suppliers & what do they Supply to the Trust?
– Infrastructure Suppliers:
Netapp: storage
Cisco: Server/data comms kit
Avaya: data comms kit
Juniper: Wifi
– Software Suppliers:
Insight: standard and clinical application licences as well as backend infrastructure licences
SCC/ComputaCentra: clinical application licences as well as backend infrastructure licences
Kelway: backend infrastructure licences
– Hardware Suppliers:
Dell: servers/desktop/laptop
HP: desktop/laptop
Panasonic: laptop
Apple: tablet/phone
– Communications Suppliers:
Kcom/VirginMedia/Vodafone: data/voice links
Vodafone: mobilephones
Siemens: Telephone exchange
Netcall: add voice services
– Services Suppliers
SCC: network support
Kelway: storage support
Danwood: managed printing services

7.       Do you have any framework agreements in place with these suppliers?
Procurement rules are followed which means that aspects are procured under a suitable framework agreement. As part of such a procurement process,  maintenance agreements are often included for either 1, 3 or 5 years.

8.       What systems / services are you replacing over the next few years? Please give an expectation period, e.g.,
1-2 years:
WAN refresh
LAN core refresh
3-5 years:
rolling replacement for end-user devices
telephone system
some server hardware
some LAN kit
6-8 years:
storage
Virtualisation platform
LAN/WAN/WiFi aspects