ICT contracts 231/2025
FOI Reference: 231/2025
Request:
This is a request for 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
- Contract Title: Please provide me with the contract title.
- 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)
- Existing/Current Supplier: Please provide me with the supplier name for each contract.
- Brand: Please state the brand of hardware or software
- Operating System / Software (Platform): (Windows, Linux, Unix, Vsphere, AIX, Solaris etc.) Please state the operating system used by the organisation.
- Annual Average Spend: Please provide me with the most recent annual spend for this contract?
- Contract Duration: (Please can you also include notes if the contract includes any contract Extension periods.)
- Contract Expiry Date: Please can you provide me with the date of when the contract expires.
- Contract Review Date: (An approximate date of when the organisation is planning to review this particular contract.)
- Purchase of Servers: Could you please provide me with the month and year in which most/bulk of servers were purchased.
- Number of Physical Server: Please can you provide me with the number of physical servers.
- Number of Virtual Servers: Please can you provide me with the number of Virtual servers
- 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.
- 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:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
No specific title allocated – we would simply refer to the contract as ‘Server Replacement’ or ‘SAN Replacement’ etc.
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Server hardware = Lenovo Directly
SAN hardware = IBM Directly
Fabrics = IBM Directly
Virtualisation = VMWARE (Blue Light Commercial)
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Server hardware = Lenovo Directly
SAN hardware = Bought with 5 years support and still under support.
Fabrics = IBM Directly
Virtualisation = VMWARE (Blue Light Commercial)
Response 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Server hardware = Lenovo
SAN hardware = IBM
Fabrics = IBM
Virtualisation = VMWARE (Brocade)
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Vsphere Windows, Linux
Response 6:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Server hardware = Lenovo £ 8,700.96
SAN hardware = IBM Warranty = £0 (no items on warranty contracts still have cover from purchase date)
Fabrics = IBM £0 (no items on warranty contracts still have cover from purchase date)
Virtualisation = VMWARE (Brocade) – Via Blue Light Commercial £50,825 22/12/2024 – 21/12/2025
Response 7:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
1 year
Response 8:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Server hardware = Lenovo Directly Expires 30/09/2025 September if under contract
SAN hardware = n/a still have cover from purchase date
Expires September 30/09/2025 if under contract
Fabrics = n/a still have cover from purchase date
Virtualisation = VMWARE (Brocade) = 31/12/2025
Response 9:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Server hardware = Mid-August 2025
SAN hardware = Mid-August 2025
Fabrics = 5 years’ time
Virtualisation = December 2025
Response 10:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
The most recent purchase was in Jan 2024
Response 11:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
88
Response 12:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
360
Response 13:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Server hardware = PW Tech Install, SBD 24x7
SAN hardware = Nothing Under support at moment
Fabrics = n/a new hardware purchase with 5 year SP WAMP 24 x 7 SD
Virtualisation = VMWARE Blue Light Commercial
Response 14:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Mark Hall
Senior ICT Operations Manager
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 14/03/2025)
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