Freedom of Information request on cloud hosting services (FOI 21/1271)
Published 31 May 2022
FOI 21/1271
13th December 2021
Dear
Thank you for your email.
The type of contract I wish to see is below:
1. Cloud Hosting- Cloud hosting services provide hosting for websites on virtual servers, which pull their computing resources from extensive underlying networks of physical web servers.
Not all of these will be applicable to the organisation.
For the different types of hosting services, can you provide me with the following information:
- Type of hosting – Dedicated, Co-Location, Cloud Hosting, Other?
Co-Location and Cloud Hosting
- Who is the supplier of the contract? If possible can you also provide me with the name of the vendor, if applicable?
Co-Location – SunGard Availability Services (UK) Ltd
Cloud Hosting – Red Ant, Azure, Mulesoft and Appian,
- What is the annual contract value for each contract?
SunGard Availability Services (UK) Ltd ~£180,000
Red Ant (TD Hosting only) ~£30,000
Azure ~£1,000,000
Mulesoft ~£363,000
Appian ~£569,000
4. What type of cloud environment?
Private Cloud- a distinct and secure cloud based environment in which only the specified client can operate.
Public Cloud - where cloud services are provided in a virtualized environment, constructed using pooled shared physical resources, and accessible over a public network such as the internet.
Hybrid- integrated cloud service utilising both private and public clouds to perform distinct functions within the same organisation.
Hybrid
- What is the original start date of the contract agreement? If there are more than one contract please provide me with the start date for each contract.
SunGard Availability Services (UK) Ltd – Feb 2020
Red Ant (TD Hosting only) – Jul 2021
Azure – Jan 2019
Mulesoft – Nov 2018
Appian – Jan 2018
- What is the actual expiry date of the contract agreement? If there are more than one contract please provide me with the expiry date for each contract.
SunGard Availability Services (UK) Ltd – 31/01/2025
Red Ant (TD Hosting only) – July 2023
Azure –17/01/2022
Mulesoft – 06/11/2022
Appian – 31/12/2022
- When will the organisation plan to review this contract? If there are more than one contract please provide me with the review date for each contract.
Contracts are reviewed on an ongoing basis and dependent on future requirements
- What is the contract period in years? Please include whether the agreement has any extension periods?
SunGard Availability Services (UK) Ltd – 5 years
Red Ant (TD Hosting only) – 2 year
Azure – 3 years
Mulesoft – 4 years
Appian – 5 years
- What services are provided under the contract? Please do not put hosting information such as web hosting, file storage, hosted application. The more information the better,
SunGard Availability Services (UK) Ltd – data centre services
Red Ant (TD Hosting only) – web hosting
Azure – infrastructure and platform services
Mulesoft – infrastructure and applications services
Appian – infrastructure and applications services
- Can you please provide me with the contract officer responsible for this contract? Complete contact details if possible name, title, contact email and number.
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