Mr George Lang Date 29 June 2009

[email address]

Dear Mr Lang

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

FOI Reference: 44213

Request: information concerning a Shared Service for Procurement Strategy and Delivery

Thank you for your request for information which The City of Edinburgh Council received 22 June 2009.

Information concerning this is available on our website, in Council Papers Online:

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/cpol/

Finance and Resources Committee, 27 January 2009, item 12.

The report also refers to previous reports that are available on our website.

As this information is already in the public domain, it is exempt from release under the above act (section 25 information otherwise accessible).

I trust that the above is satisfactory.

If you are not happy with this decision, or you want to complain about the way in which we have handled your application, please write to The Director of Corporate Services, The City of Edinburgh Council, Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG. You have the right to appeal the above decision within 40 working days of receipt of this letter.

If, after you have received a reply from The Director of Corporate Services, you remain dissatisfied, you have 6 months within which you may ask The Scottish Information Commissioner to conduct a review. You can contact him at: The Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS. Telephone: 01334 464610. Fax: 01334 464611. Email: [email address] .

For further information on Freedom of Information, please telephone us on 0131 200 2340 or visit our website at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/foi .

If you wish to discuss the contents of this letter, please contact David Mills:

Yours sincerely

Alistair Nairn

Council Tax and Benefits Manager