FOI Request - LAN Request

Request 101003153720 

Please can you send me the organisation’s Local Area Network (LAN) contract, which may include the following:

•         Support and Maintenance- e.g. switches, router, software etc
•         Managed- If this includes services than just LAN.

1.       Contract Type: Managed or Maintenance

2.       Existing Supplier: Who is the current supplier?

3.       Annual Spend for each supplier: What is the annual average spending on the supplier above? If there is more than one supplier, please split the annual averages spent for each supplier.

4.       Number of Users: Please can you provide me with the number of users this contract covers. Approximate number of users will also be acceptable.

5.       Number of Sites: The number of sites, where equipment is supported by each contract.


6.       Hardware Brand: What is the hardware brand of the LAN equipment?

7.       Contract Description: Please provide me with a brief description of the overall contract.


8.       Contract Duration: What is the duration of the contract is and can you please also include any extensions this may include.

9.       Contract Expiry Date: When does the contract expire?

10.   Contract Review Date: When will the organisation be planning to review the contract?

11.   Responsible Officer: Contact details including name, job title, contact number and email address?




If the LAN maintenance is included in-house please include the following information:

1.    Hardware Brand: What is the hardware brand of the LAN equipment?
2.    Number of Users: Please can you provide me with the number of users this contract covers. Approximate number of users will also be acceptable.
3.    Number of Sites: Estimated/Actual number of sites the LAN covers.
4.    Responsible Officer: Who within the organisation is responsible for LAN please provide me with contact details including name, job title, contact number and email address?


If the contract is managed by a 3rd party e.g. Can you please provide me with

1.       Existing Supplier: Who is the current supplier?
2.       Number of Users: Please can you provide me with the number of users this contract covers. Approximate number of users will also be acceptable.
3.       Number of Sites: Estimated/Actual number of sites the LAN covers.
4.       Contract Type: Managed, Maintenance, Installation, Software
5.       Hardware Brand: What is the hardware brand of the LAN equipment?
6.       Contract Description: Please provide me with a brief description of the overall contract.
7.       Contract Duration: What is the duration of the contract is and can you please also include any extensions this may include.
8.       Contract Expiry Date: When does the contract expire?
9.       Contract Review Date: When will the organisation be planning to review the contract?
10.   Responsible Officer: Who within the organisation is responsible for each of these contract(s) please provide me with contact details including name, job title, contact number and email address?

Response 20-10-2022

A similar request has been answered here. This information is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. 

The current supplier is now C-Ways Limited. The contract value is £15,756, expiry date is March 2024, and review date is Oct 2023.