Renewal of support for Oracle Sun Hardware

This paper requests approval to renew an extension of the support and maintenance contract for the Oracle Sun hardware. The extension will be for a period of 12 months from the 1^st May 2017 to 30^th April 2018. The cost of renewal will be £1,150,715.

The DMPC is asked to approve the contract extension for the support and maintenance contract for Oracle Sun hardware for a period of 12 months from the 1^st May 2017 to 30^th April 2018, at a cost of £1,150,715.

1. Introduction and background

1.1. The current support and maintenance contract will expire on the 30th April 2017. Oracle Sun hardware underpins core operational services.

1.2. The renewal of the support and maintenance contract for Oracle Sun hardware will support transformation projects which will see the MPS’s ICT systems migrate from legacy Data Centres to the strategic Data Centres. Part of the transformation will see a reduced ICT footprint within the new strategic sites onto a consolidated platforms.

2. Issues for consideration

2.1. The MPS would be exposed to an unacceptable level of risk, if this contract was not renewed. The MPS could be at risk of data loss and service outage. Oracle has confirmed that providing support on a time and material basis will not be available.

2.2. Further issues are discussed in the Part 2.

3. Financial Comments

3.1 The renewal cost will be met from the overall MPS revenue budget.

3.2 Further details are provided in the Part 2.

4. Legal Comments

4.1. There are no legal implications arising from this report.

5. Equality Comments

5.1. There are no direct equality or diversity implications arising from this report

6. Background/supporting papers

6.1. None.