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Devices Deployed by the Organisation

Request date: 7 June 2024

This version was printed or saved on: 29 May 2025

Online version: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/freedomofinformation/devices-deployed-by-the-organisation

Request

Q1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following?

Device Type and Number of Devices:

Q2. Does your organisation plan to procure any of the below enterprise applications or software, if yes, please provide information in the below format. Please include the 2024/25 Spend/Budget (£000).

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

Q3. Do you have any plans to procure End user devices (desktop/laptop/tablet/mobile phones etc)? If yes, please provide information in the below format. Please include the 2024/25 Spend/Budget (£000).

Q4. Do you have any plans to procure below services/softwares? If yes, please provide information in the below format. Please include the 2024/25 Spend/Budget (£000).

Response

Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

The Gambling Commission can confirm as follows:

Q1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following?

Number of devices deployed by organisation
Device type Number of devices
Desktop PCs 0
Laptops 0
Mobile Phones 237
Printers 5
Multi Functional Devices (MFDs) 2
Tablets 670
Physical Servers 8
Storage Devices - NAS 1
Storage Devices - SAN 0
Switches 10
Routers 2
Wireless Access Points 12
Firewalls 4
Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) 0
Virus Monitoring Tools 1

Q2. Does your organisation plan to procure any of the below enterprise applications or software, if yes, please provide information in the below format. Please note, if the applications you're planning to procure are not listed below then do mention them separately.

Procurement of enterprise applications or software
Enterprise application or software Plan to procure 2024 to 2025 Spend or Budget (£000)
Content Management System Yes N/A
Supply Chain Management No N/A
Inventory Management Software No N/A
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software No N/A
Business Intelligence Systems No N/A

Q3. Do you have any plans to procure End user devices (desktop/laptop/tablet/mobile phones etc)? if yes, please provide information in the below format.

Procurement of end user devices
End user device Plan to procure 2024 to 2025 Spend or Budget (£000)
Desktop No N/A
Laptops No N/A
Mobile Phones Yes 85
Tablets and Others Yes 90

The Gambling Commission can confirm that there is a budget allocated to replenish tablets, docks, monitors, peripherals this year. In addition, please see the apportioned spend that has been allocated to the Commission’s hardware refresh projects.

Replenishing of end user devices
End user device Actual Budget (£000)
Surface Pros 0 140
Hardware 0 100
Mobiles 0 85
Monitors 0 90

Q4. Do you have any plans to procure below services/softwares? if yes, please provide information in the below format.

Procurement of services or softwares
Service or software Plan to procure 2024 to 2025 Spend or Budget (£000)
Artificial Intelligence No N/A
Cyber Security No N/A

Review of the decision

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Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.

If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission. 

It should be noted that if you wish to raise a complaint with the ICO about the Commission’s handling of your request for information, then you are required to do so within six weeks of receiving your final response or last substantive contact with us.

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Information Management Team
Gambling Commission