FOI/202500466210 · FOI · unclear
Information on IT equipment and services within Education Scotland: FOI release
Information requested
You asked for information on IT equipment and services.
Response
Q1: Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following?
Device Type Number of Devices Desktop PCs 0 Laptops 575 Mobile Phones 342 Printers 0 Multi-Functional Devices (MFDs) 7 Tablets 33 Physical Servers 0 Storage Devices (for example: NAS, SAN) 0 Networking Infrastructure (for example: Switches, Routers, Interfaces, |Wireless Access Points) *N/A - provided and maintained through Scottish Government iTECS contract Security Infrastructure Security Infrastructure (for example: Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools) *N/A – provided and maintained through Scottish Government iTECS contract
* iTECS contract is managed via the Scottish Government.
Q2: Does your organisation have plans to procure any of the below services?
Cloud computing Software as a Service (SaaS) Platform as a Service (PaaS) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Anything as a Service (XaaS)
Q3: Does your organisation have any plans to procure the below services?
Network Security Cloud Security Endpoint Security Mobile Security IoT Security Application Security
Q4: Does your organisation have any plans to procure below services?
Data and Analytics AI and Automation Digital Transformation ERP Systems
In response to question two – four above, any current or future procurements will proceed either through a relevant public sector framework or are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland (Home - Public Contracts Scotland) if appropriate. Please find the following link to Education Scotland’s contract register: Contract register - March 2025.
Q5: Has your organisation implemented any form of AI or Automation services, and if not, what is the reason for not implementing?
No, due to legacy systems.
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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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