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Freedom of information request

Mobile and data services

Freedom of information request reference
CAS-269147
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Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the Mobile, Voice & Data services currently in place at The National Archives.

I would be grateful if you could provide the following information:

  1. Current Mobile, Voice & Data Services
  • Total number of active SIMs.
  • Description of current tariffs/allowances.
  • Name of the current service provider(s).

2. Requirements for the Next Contract

  • Planned budget.
  • Contract length.
  • Estimated total number of SIMs (Voice & Data, and Data-only).
  • Distribution of SIMs across networks (e.g. 50 on Vodafone, 100 on EE, etc.).
  • Description of required UK tariffs/allowances, and EU & Rest of World (RoW) roaming bundles.
  • Total number of Mobile Device Management (MDM) licences.
  • Total number of Mobile Lifecycle Management subscriptions.
  • Total number and types of Microsoft 365 licences.
  • Total fund for mobile devices.

3. Managed IT Services

  • Are all your IT & Telecoms services managed in-house or is anything outsourced?
  • If outsourced, who do you use?
  • Is this contract managed by the same officer at {Name of Council}?

4. Contract Review

  • Date of the next review for the Mobile, Voice & Data services contract.

5. Responsible Officer(s)

  • Name and contact details of the officer(s) responsible for the contract review at The National Archives’

Outcome

Some information provided.

Response

1. Current Mobile, Voice & Data Services

  • Total number of active SIMs.
  • Description of current tariffs/allowances.
  • Name of the current service provider(s).

Information about all contracts and agreements with a value of over £10,000 are published in the public domain and is covered by the exemption at Section 21 of the FOI Act. This information is already published in the public domain and can be found here.

2. Requirements for the Next Contract

  • Planned budget.
  • Contract length.
  • Estimated total number of SIMs (Voice & Data, and Data-only).
  • Distribution of SIMs across networks (e.g. 50 on Vodafone, 100 on EE, etc.).
  • Description of required UK tariffs/allowances, and EU & Rest of World (RoW) roaming bundles.
  • Total number of Mobile Device Management (MDM) licences.
  • Total number of Mobile Lifecycle Management subscriptions.
  • Total number and types of Microsoft 365 licences.
  • Total fund for mobile devices.

We do not hold this information.

3. Managed IT Services

  • Are all your IT & Telecoms services managed in-house or is anything outsourced?
  • If outsourced, who do you use?
  • Is this contract managed by the same officer at {Name of Council}?

These services are managed in-house.

4. Contract Review

  • Date of the next review for the Mobile, Voice & Data services contract.

This contract will be reviewed in Q3 FY2025-2026.

5. Responsible Officer(s)

  • Name and contact details of the officer(s) responsible for the contract review at The National Archives’

We are unable to provide you with this information because it would identify a junior member of staff and as such is exempt from release under section 40 (2) of the FOI Act. However, at The National Archives we apply the general principle that members of staff at Head of Department level and above are sufficiently senior for their names and/or job titles to already be in the public domain and are therefore not exempt from release.

The Head of IT Operations at The National Archives is David Moore.

The National Archives’ full contact options can be found on our website here: Contact us – Contact us (nationalarchives.gov.uk)

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