Initial request:
1. Do you have a procurement policy which supports the use of UK Government IT procurement frameworks, such as G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes and Specialists?
2. Has your organisation adopted a strategy or IT policy guidance for using:(Please indicate yes or no for each)
Hyperscale public cloud (e.g. AWS / Azure/ Google Cloud Platform)
Other cloud (e.g. UK Cloud)
Software as a Service (e.g. Office 365)
2.1. Who is responsible for each?
3. How many on-premise data centres do you own?
(In this context, a data centre is a secure processing facility which hosts one or more IT systems)
4. How many third-party data centres do you use?(i.e. for colocation)
5. Do you use cloud for storing data / applications?
6. Expressed in percentage terms, approximately what proportion of your data and applications are held in:
An on-premise data centre
A third-party data centre
Hyperscale public cloud (e.g. AWS / Azure/ Google Cloud Platform)
Other public cloud (e.g. UK Cloud)
Private cloud
7. Is your IT primarily managed in-house or is it outsourced?
8. Do you share your IT infrastructure and services with any other organisation?
(i.e. do you have shared services arrangements)
9. Do you have a central IT department?
10. Who in your organisation is responsible for driving your cloud strategy?
11. If your organisation does have a cloud strategy, what are the main drivers?
(Please indicate yes or no for each)
Cost savings
Scalability
Agility
Security
Modernisation
Other (please specify):
12. In the next 12 months are you looking to procure any of the following?(Please indicate yes or no for each)
On-premise data centre
Colocation facilities
Physical IT infrastructure
Hyperscale public cloud services (e.g. AWS / Azure/ Google Cloud Platform)
Other public cloud services (e.g. UK Cloud)
Private cloud services
Outsourced IT managed services
Final response:
Please see below the answers to your request.
1. Do you have a procurement policy which supports the use of UK Government IT procurement frameworks, such as G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes and Specialists?
Yes, we use CCS Framworks and G-Cloud, as well as Fire, Police and other Public Sector Frameworks.
2. Has your organisation adopted a strategy or IT policy guidance for using:(Please indicate yes or no for each)
Hyperscale public cloud (e.g. AWS / Azure/ Google Cloud Platform) - Yes
Other cloud (e.g. UK Cloud) - No
Software as a Service (e.g. Office 365) Yes
2.1. Who is responsible for each?
Head of ICT
3. How many on-premise data centres do you own?
(In this context, a data centre is a secure processing facility which hosts one or more IT systems)
One High Available (2 rooms in one building) and One for DR
4. How many third-party data centres do you use?
(i.e. for colocation)
One
5. Do you use cloud for storing data / applications?
Yes
6. Expressed in percentage terms, approximately what proportion of your data and applications are held in:
An on-premise data centre
A third-party data centre
Hyperscale public cloud (e.g. AWS / Azure/ Google Cloud Platform)
Other public cloud (e.g. UK Cloud)
Private cloud
With Hybrid Cloud and on premise provision, and some (such as store simple) that span both to deliver the service we are not able to give percentages.
7. Is your IT primarily managed in-house or is it outsourced?
In-House
8. Do you share your IT infrastructure and services with any other organisation?
(i.e. do you have shared services arrangements).
We share some of our IT infrastructure and services with other organisations. We have a shared service agreement with Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service for computer aided Despatch.
9. Do you have a central IT department?
Yes
10. Who in your organisation is responsible for driving your cloud strategy?Head of ICT
11. If your organisation does have a cloud strategy, what are the main drivers?
(Please indicate yes or no for each)
Cost savings - Yes
Scalability - Yes
Agility - Yes
Security - Yes
Modernisation - Yes
Other (please specify): 24/7 support
12. In the next 12 months are you looking to procure any of the following?(Please indicate yes or no for each)
On-premise data centre - No
Colocation facilities - No
Physical IT infrastructure - Unlikely
Hyperscale public cloud services (e.g. AWS / Azure/ Google Cloud Platform) - Yes
Other public cloud services (e.g. UK Cloud) - No
Private cloud services - No
Outsourced IT managed services - Yes