A request for information about contract for mapping and gazetteer management.
Ref: FOI/18075
RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST
I am writing to confirm that the West Midlands Fire Service has now completed its search for the information you requested on 15Th May 2018.
Please find below a summary of our findings.
Request
- What current contracts do the Service have in place for mapping and gazetteer management.
Reply
The organisation has a support and maintenance contract for Mapping software, a contract for mapping data translation but no contract for gazetteer management.
Request
- What mapping provider is used in the control room, when is the contract expiry and what is the value of the said contract
Reply
Mapping is provided through the Public Sector Mapping Agreement and this is worth almost £10m across the public sector. Due for renewal in 2020.
Request
- What mapping provider is used in the analytical community for intelligence and crime analyst purposes, when is the contract expiry and what is the value of the said contract
Reply
Mapping is provided through the Public Sector Mapping Agreement and this is worth almost £10m across the public sector. Due for renewal in 2020.
Request
- What mapping provider is used for webmapping purposes, either mobile, intranet or both? when is the contract expiry and what is the value of the said contract
Reply
Mapping is provided through the Public Sector Mapping Agreement and this is worth almost £10m across the public sector. Due for renewal in 2020.
Request
- What gazetteer provider is used in the Service, when is the contract expiry and what is the value of the said contract
Reply
Gazetteer management software is provided in-house so there is no contract renewal date
Request
- What data providers do the Service use such as Hopeweiser, QAS, Mosaic etc, when is the contract expiry and what is the value of the said contract
Reply
Experian provide Mosaic profiling data started September 2012 initially for 3 years and renewed annually thereafter. Costs for 2017/2018 £14290.56
Request
- What demand management or demand profiling does the Service utilise? when is the contract expiry? and what is the value of the said contract
Reply
Cadcorp workload modeller is used and renewed annually December approximately £2k per annum
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