FOI Request 2001

Subject: Devices, Enterprise Applications and Software

Status: Complete

Date received: April 2024


Question Asked:

1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following:

Device Type

Desktop PCs

Laptops

Mobile Phones

Printers

Multi Functional Devices (MFDs)

Tablets

Physical Servers

Storage Devices (for example: NAS, SAN)

Networking Infrastructure (for example: Switches, Routers, Interfaces, Wireless Access Points)

Security Infrastructure (for example: Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools)


2. Does your organisation plan to procure any of the below enterprise applications or software.

Please note, if the applications you’re planning to procure are not listed below then do mention them separately.

2024/25 Spend / Budget (£000)

2025/26 Spend / Budget (£000)

Content Management System



Supply Chain Management (SCM)



Inventory Management Software



Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software



Business Intelligence Systems



Other software/apps (mention the name of the software)




3. Do you have any plans to procure End user devices (desktop/laptop/tablet/mobile phones etc)?

2024/25 Spend / Budget (£000)

2025/26 Spend / Budget (£000)

Desktop



Laptop



Mobile Phones



Tablets and Others (If Others, please specify)




4. Do you have any plans to procure below services/software?


2024/25 Spend / Budget (£000)


2025/26 Spend / Budget (£000)

Artificial Intelligence (AI)



Cyber Security




Our Response:

1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following:

Device Type

Number of Devices

Desktop PCs

252

Laptops

258

Mobile Phones

286

Printers

52

Multi Functional Devices (MFDs)

n/a

Tablets

54

Physical Servers

18

Storage Devices (for example: NAS, SAN)

2

Networking Infrastructure (for example: Switches, Routers, Interfaces, Wireless Access Points)

161

Security Infrastructure (for example: Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools)

7


In relation to Question 2, 3 and 4 CFRS are going out to tender for replacement MDT Gateway and Command & Control software but we can’t name the software as we don't know who would be successful. No further information is held at this time.

Details of all previous spends are published on our website.

Contract information is publicly available on a public contract database; 

You can search and filter.  If you only wish to see contracts for Cheshire Fire Authority then you can use the drop down/filter. 

Then select a contract to view the details. 



Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO

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Last updated: Thursday, 29 January 2026


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