Information on UCM Server Hosting

Summary

The requester asked for details on IT service tenders and storage costs for UCM since September 2019. The Department of Education confirmed no new tenders were issued in that period but disclosed the cost per GB for GTS storage hosting.

Key Facts

• No IT-related services have been tendered for at UCM since September 2019.
• Consequently, no information on bidding processes or service breakdowns for winners is available.
• The cost for storage hosting provided by GTS is confirmed as £19 per GB.
• The Department does not hold a specific breakdown of the price per terabyte for the UCM Student Network.
• The request was processed by the Corporate Services Division of the Department of Education, Sport and Culture.

Data Disclosed

• £19 per GB
• September 2019
• 2019-2020
• 22 January 2020
• 19 February 2020
• 1144326

Original Request

What tenders have been taken to provide IT Services to UCM? Information on the bidding process for the UCM tender and a breakdown of services provided by the winner of the tender. Cost breakdown of Storage Server hosting provided by GTS. If possible a specific breakdown on the price per terabyte of storage space provided by GTS to UCM Student Network.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Corporate Services Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Hamilton House Peel Road, Douglas IM1 5EZ Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im Our ref: 1144326 19 February 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 22 January 2020 and which states:

"What tenders have been taken to provide IT Services to UCM? Information on the bidding process for the UCM tender and a breakdown of services provided by the winner of the tender. Cost breakdown of Storage Server hosting provided by GTS. If possible a specific breakdown on the price per terabyte of storage space provided by GTS to UCM Student Network." In order to identify and locate the information that you asked for, we needed to clarify your first question, specifically if there was a certain tender or time period that you are requesting the information for, in relation to the tenders that have been taken to provide IT Services to UCM. You advised: The specific tender period you would be looking for would be for the most recent term, so whichever is applicable to 2019-2020 current if possible. You further clarified that this was from September 2019 to the present date.
Our response to your request is as follows: What tenders have been taken to provide IT Services to UCM since September 2019 to the current date? The Department can confirm that no IT related services have been tendered for at UCM since September 2019. Information on the bidding process for UCM tender and a breakdown of services provided by the winner of the tender since September 2019 to the current date? The Department can confirm that no IT related services have been tendered for at UCM since September 2019 and therefore no information on the bidding process or a breakdown of services provided by the winner of the tender is available.

Cost breakdown of Storage Server hosting provided by GTS The Department can confirm that the cost for storage hosting provided by GTS is £19 per GB. If possible a specific breakdown on the price per terabyte of storage space provided by GTS to UCM Student Network. The Department can confirm that no information is held relating to a specific breakdown on the price per terabyte of storage space provided by GTS to UCM Student Network.

Please quote the reference number 1144326 in any future communications.

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