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To award a contract for a period of two years
on the Network Services 2 framework year to Vodafone for Samsung
Knox Enterprise Mobile Device Management.
 
This includes a suite of applications to
secure, protect and monitor corporate Samsung Phones and
Tablets.
 
Samsung Knox Enrolment
Samsung Knox Enterprise
Samsung Knox E-FOTA
Samsung Knox Intelligence
Samsung Knox Configure
 

Product Name

Unit Type

Qty

Contract Term

Unit Price per term
(£)

Total Price
(£)

Knox Suite

Per Seat

600

24 months

£48.35

£29,010.00

 

Reasons for the decision

Our estate of phones and tablets (Around 600
devices) are all Samsung with our chosen supplier for the mobile
phone contract for voice and data being Vodafone which was signed
in April 2023 for three years.
Vodafone is a confirmed Samsung partner and
the preferred vendor for Samsung Knox Enterprise as our existing
partner for our Voice and Data contract, we also purchase new
handsets via Vodafone.
 
Google Workspace is used across the
organisation for data storage and software tools like Sheets, Docs
and Slides. Google Workspace also has built device management
controls that allow remote wiping of corporate handsets and basic
security controls to ensure our data is safe and our phones and
tablets secure. The mobile device management (MDM) for Google has
been reviewed and confirmed to no longer be fit for purpose in the
modern day of security standards and following external audits has
highlighted risks that are on our Digital risk register that need
to be mitigated.
 
1 - Google Workspace does not allow any
control of Android updates on mobile phones; this results in
corporate phones being with users that are not forced to install
the latest firmware security updates and can leave phones at risk
of cyber attacks utilising
vulnerabilities in Android versions.
 
Risk Rating: 15
 
2 - Google Workspace does not allow any
compliance controls of handsets across the estate; compliance
refers to reporting or dashboards that monitor your corporate
devices and flags which devices comply and which do not with your
policies, for example, Encryption status, Password status.
 
Risk Rating: 11
 
3 - Google Workspace is not compatible with
Samsung Knox Enrollment which is a free
service by Samsung that allows you to purchase handsets through a
registered partner (For us this is Vodafone) who will on purchase
register the IMEI of the handset to your Samsung environment when
the handset is powered on it will auto-detect that it is owned by
Adur and Worthing Councils and
auto-configure into our MDM. This also ensures the device remains
within our security control even when the handset is forced wiped
in the event of being lost.
 
Risk Rating: 6

Alternative options considered

VSDM - Vodafone Secure Device Manager
 
Vodafone do sell their own MDM solution,
however on working with Vodafone and assessing the technical
specification it was agreed that to cover all our Risks that
Samsung Knox would be the right choice to ensure a completely
secure environment as we only procure Samsung Devices.