PSN Case Study. West Midlands Public Services Network (WMPSN) Essex. Essex County Council is to upgrade ICT services for 200,000 users in an £81m next generation network (NGN) contract that also aims to cut costs. The council awarded the NGN contract to Daisy Updata Communications Limited (DUCL), a joint venture of unified communications services provider Daisy Group and network solutions provider Updata Infrastructure. The contract requires no financial investment from the council, and forms part of the council's strategy to save £200m a year by 2017.
The 10-year contract is built to public sector network (PSN) standards so that it enables secure connectivity to government services and provides a platform to share services with the council's other public sector stakeholders such as the NHS. It covers managing and developing a single network with connectivity to schools, council sites, local district, borough and unitary councils, Essex Police and Essex County Fire Services.
"It is about providing better services at a significantly reduced cost. Brighton and East Sussex. Brighton and East Sussex councils have signed a £20m deal for a public services network (PSN), expected to save £2m over seven years.
The deal with managed network provider MDNX could grow to £30m if more public sector bodies get on board. It is expected to take around 20% out of the councils’ network costs. The 10Gbps network will be rolled out by the end of August across 270 public sector bodies, including schools, police and fire and rescue services across the two councils.
It is also expected to drive savings by enabling better use of property through co-location and provide the core infrastructure for a greater use of shared services. Kent's Public Service Network - joining Kent's public services together — Kent Public Sector Network. Staffordshire County Council. Staffordshire's move towards Public Service Networks. Sander Kristel, CIO at Staffordshire CC Commissioning, shared services, locality working and savings are all at the forefront of local authorities’ minds.
Do you know how your IT teams are responding to these challenges? The cabinet office believes that Public Service Networks are part of the answer. If this sounds like a decision that your Head of IT should make, read on as Staffordshire CC’s CIO, Sander Kristel, pictured, talks about their experiences The implementation of Staffordshire County Council’s new operating model which will move it to being a commissioning organisation and increase its focus on shared services, means that more organisations will deliver front-line services on its behalf.
As a consequence of these changes IT services need to be more agile and cheaper, more information will need to be shared securely and buildings are being rationalised and shared. Timing is everything Not just cost savings Partners Sander Kristel, CIO at Staffordshire CC - @StaffsCIO. KCom - Staffordshire. Sector:Local Government Business Objective:Serve your customers betterImprove productivityLean and efficient IT "We expect, as a minimum that the PSN will save us £10 million, but more importantly, by having a joint network in place for the public sector in Staffordshire, it's much easier for us to provide end-to -end services to our residents.
" Sander Kristel, CIO, Staffordshire County Council. Video Transcript Afshin Attari, Head of Distributed Government, KCOM: "A public sector network is a resilient infrastructure within a region which connects all the public sector users within that region. Sander Kristel, CIO, Staffordshire County Council: "The PSN will benefit Staffordshire residents, first of all, because there are quite significant cost savings to the PSN. Yorkshire and Humberside councils offered PSN access. Yorkshire and Humberside local authorities and other public bodies are being encouraged to link up to a Public Services Network (PSN).
The network is one of the first PSN projects to be delivered through the Government’s PSN connectivity framework, and has the potential to connect up to 52 public service providers including councils, health bodies, and police and emergency services, said Leeds City Council, which is leading the project. The original tender for the network went out in 2011. VIDEO REPORT: Yorkshire & Humberside on track for PSN 'First' East Midlands awards PSN infrastructure contract. Kcom, formerly Kingston Communications, has announced it has been selected to build the East Midlands Public Services Network (EMPSN).
Last month the company was one of the 12 successful suppliers named in the PSN Connectivity Framework, announced by Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude on 23 March. What is PSN. The Public Services Network is a UK Government programme to unify the provision of network infrastructure across the United Kingdom public sector into an interconnected "network of networks" to increase efficiency and reduce overall public expenditure.
Origins[edit] The Public Sector Network as it was formerly known, was conceived as part of the Transformational Government initiatives commencing in 2005.[1] The original concept of a network of networks strategy was based upon the recognition of Communities of Interest (COI) within the Criminal Justice Sector during work by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR) between 2005 and 2007 to enable data sharing across business units.[2] In this context a COI was defined as groups of Government departments and external partners who in combination provided services within a specific area of operation and used the same data, with a similar risk profile, shared risk appetite and common governance framework.
Making PSN a reality. A guide to the Public Services Network (PSN) programme. A guide to the Public Services Network, including news, case studies, videos and further resources.
The Public Services Network (PSN) is intended to create a “network of networks” to enable the delivery of government services from any provider or location. Whitehall has already released two frameworks for PSN connectivity and services this year, and hopes that will save £390m by cutting costs and providing greater flexibility. But rather than existing as a centralised programme, PSN can be viewed as an on-going move toward network aggregation.
Many local authorities have already created local PSNs in their area, rather than waiting for central government to take the lead in creating a ‘top down’ national PSN. John Stubley on Health. The Public Services Network for Dummies - Bapco Journal. Cabinet Office. Overview.
Public Services Network documents. Cabinet Office to publish PSN identity federation details. David BicknellPublished 12 February 2013 Identity federation will provide way that PSN services can 'identify' bona fide users.
Central Government Transition. Supplier Community. KCOM. KCOM Group plc Which frameworks and lots within the frameworks is the company able to sell through: PSN Connectivity FrameworkPSN Services FrameworkLot 1 Communications ServicesLot 5 Call/Contact Centre ServicesLot 6 Mobile Voice and Data ServicesLot 8 LAN ServicesLot 10 Unified ServicesG-Cloud II FrameworkLot 3 Software as a Service Company Profile: Kcom’s PSN business has developed as a result of its long term involvement with UK public sector.
Kcom awarded multiple lots on the PSN Services Framework Agreement. News Release London, 19 June 2012: Kcom, the leading provider of managed communication services, today announces that it has been successful in its bid for a number of Lots of the Public Services Network (PSN) Services Framework Agreement awarded by Government Procurement Service. The multi-lot agreement provides the communications services that complement the connectivity services available under the PSN Connectivity Framework in order to provide the complete PSN solutions that customers are looking for.
Kcom has won places on the lots for Communication Services, Contact Centre Services, Mobile Voice and Data Services, LAN Services and, notably, Unified Services. Cisco. Cisco Systems Limited Which frameworks and lots within the frameworks is the company able to sell through: As Cisco sell through partner organisations we are not listed on either of the frameworks but many of our partners are. Company Profile: Cisco has actively contributed to the PSN programme since 2008 and have helped develop PSN technical and security standards, transition planning and the PSN governance model.
Cisco is a major technology provider to the first wave of regional PSNs. Capita. Capita (IT Services) Which frameworks and lots within the frameworks is the company able to sell through: Selected as a supplier of public sector services covering PSN ConnectivityPSN ServicesLot 2: CCTV and Physical Security MonitoringLot 3: ConferencingLot 4: Managed Equipment Room ServicesLot 5: Contact Centre ServicesLot 6: Mobile Voice and Data ServicesLot 8: Managed LANLot 9: Secure GatewaysLot 10: Unified Services.
BT. Changing the shape of the Nation The Public Sector is building towards a better-connected future for the nation. With the continuing development of the Public Services Network (PSN), possibilities are opening up for public services to reshape, work collaboratively and share innovative services, whilst also meeting the immediate need to cut costs and boost efficiencies. In the short term, you can connect and collaborate with organisations beyond your locality. You can install networks and systems that run intuitively and update automatically.
You can access data instantly and anywhere. In the longer term, the possibilities are endless. Whether you want to connect to PSN now or in the future, all this is possible over time and, more crucially, within budget. Contact your BT Account Manager to find out how BT can help you re-shape your public services. Virgin.