Information about mobile expenditure
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.026267
I note you seek access to the following information:
Please provide complete answers to the following questions:
What is the name of your organisation?
How many employees are at your organisation?
How many mobile phone and mobile broadband (data only) connections do you currently have in total?
How many of these are data only (for laptops and tablets)?
How many of these are voice and data (for mobile phones)?
Who is your mobile phone network provider?
Do you have a shared data bundle or individual allowances?
What is your organisations average total data usage across all connections?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in April 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in May 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in June 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in July 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in August 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in September 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in October 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in November 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in December 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in January 2022?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in February 2022?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in March 2022?
Do these numbers include VAT?
When did you renew your mobile phone contract?
How long does your contract run for?
What is the renewal date of your contract?
How did you source your contract?
What is the value of your hardware/technology/transformation fund provided with the contract (if none provided please mark as n/a)
Who is the stakeholder/primary contact for this contract?
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
What is the name of your organisation?
Metropolitan Police Service.
How many employees are at your organisation?
| Police Officer | 33843 |
| Staff | 9924 |
| PCSO | 1146 |
| Special | 1781 |
| Agency | 372 |
| Contractor | 882 |
| Total | 47948 |
How many mobile phone and mobile broadband (data only) connections do you currently have in total?
The MPS have 111,000 connections.
How many of these are data only (for laptops and tablets)?
The MPS have circa 80,000.
How many of these are voice and data (for mobile phones)?
The MPS have circa 30,000.
Who is your mobile phone network provider?
Vodafone.
Do you have a shared data bundle or individual allowances?
Shared allowances.
What is your organisations average total data usage across all connections?
200TB.
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in April 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in May 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in June 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in July 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in August 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in September 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in October 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in November 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in December 2021?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in January 2022?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in February 2022?
What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in March 2022?
| Month | Net Value |
| April 2021 | £ 280,847.91 |
| May 2021 | £ 269,249.98 |
| June 2021 | £ 296,942.26 |
| July 2021 | £ 333,198.32 |
| August 2021 | £ 313,849.45 |
| September 2021 | £ 315,848.84 |
| October 2021 | £ 290,538.73 |
| Novemeber 2021 | £ 304,937.79 |
| December 2021 | £ 301,594.80 |
| January 2022 | £ 342,569.63 |
| February 2022 | £ 309,899.63 |
| March 2022 | £ 323,101.02 |
| Total | £ 3,682,578.36 |
Do these numbers include VAT?
No they do not include VAT.
When did you renew your mobile phone contract?
The contract is currently being renewed.
How long does your contract run for?
The contract is due to expire in March 2024 once the renewal is completed.
What is the renewal date of your contract?
Please see the above.
How did you source your contract?
Via the Network services 2 contract.
What is the value of your hardware/technology/transformation fund provided with the contract (if none provided please mark as n/a)?
As of FY22/23 the technology fund was £577k.
Who is 9th stakeholder/primary contact for this contract?
The stakeholder for the contract is Mr Simmons.