Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) is a Unitary Authority providing services to over 175,000 citizens. The region is also a popular tourist destination, with its many attractions and Bath’s world Heritage status. The council considers good community relations and regular dialogue with its citizens essential to delivering the best possible public services.
Local authorities are expected to provide a comprehensive range of community-focused services, with a demonstrable return on investment, alongside the efficient management of facilities. Data management and a reliable, secure, scalable network is at the heart of the provision of the vast amounts of information and data that public sector organisations are expected to provide, manage and retain. Security and the supply of uninterrupted services are also high priority to ensure the customer experience is both secure and effective. Return on investment, lowest total cost of ownership and the ability to reduce power consumption for both now and as services expand in the future are also considerations for the data management and IT team.
