Tracey Brown [[FOI #15978 email]]

1/9/09

Our Ref: FOI04/08/09-162741

Dear Ms Brown

On behalf of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) I am responding to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, received August 3^rd 2009 (see Annex A).

Please note: the shared services centre supplier of this information (SSC Ltd) has only recently taken on the responsibility for the collation of such procurement data for NERC and processes for doing so are still in development. While every effort has been made by NERC to ensure the relevance and accuracy of the information provided, some of it may not be as comprehensive as the supplier would wish.

Answering your questions in order:

Your total spend on inkjet cartridges during the previous fiscal year.

Your total spend on laser toner cartridges during the previous fiscal year.

Your top 3 suppliers of inkjet cartridges and their % share of your total inkjet cartridge spend for the previous fiscal year.

Your top 3 suppliers of laser toner cartridges and their % share of your total laser toner cartridge spend for the previous fiscal year.

The percentage of inkjet cartridges (in value and/or quantity) procured during the previous fiscal year that were “re-filled” or “re-conditioned” as opposed to brand new.

The percentage of laser toner cartridges (in value and/or quantity) procured during the previous fiscal year that were “re-filled” or “re-conditioned” as opposed to brand new.

Any procurement guidelines and/or contracts pertaining to the purchase of printing consumables.

Any documentation addressing the procurement of “re-conditioned” or “re-filled” printing consumables.

I hope this has been of help to you in your search for information.

If you are unhappy with the way the NERC has handled your request, or about any aspect of the procedure, you may ask for an internal review in the first instance. You should contact the NERC Complaints Officer at the above address.

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Yours sincerely

Colin Pelton

FOI Office

NERC

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Annex A Original Request

From: Tracey Brown [[FOI #15978 email]]
Sent: 03 August 2009 19:51
To: foi-office, foi-office
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Procurement of printing consumables

     Dear Sir or Madam,

     I am interested in obtaining information concerning your
     procurement of printing consumables, specifically inkjet cartridges
     and laser toner cartridges. Can you please provide me with the
     following:

     1. Your total spend on inkjet cartridges during the previous fiscal
     year.

     2. Your total spend on laser toner cartridges during the previous
     fiscal year.

     3. Your top 3 suppliers of inkjet cartridges and their % share of
     your total inkjet cartridge spend for the previous fiscal year.

     4. Your top 3 suppliers of laser toner cartridges and their % share
     of your total laser toner cartridge spend for the previous fiscal
     year.

     5. The percentage of inkjet cartridges (in value and/or quantity)
     procured during the previous fiscal year that were “re-filled” or
     “re-conditioned” as opposed to brand new.

     6. The percentage of laser toner cartridges (in value and/or
     quantity) procured during the previous fiscal year that were
     “re-filled” or “re-conditioned” as opposed to brand new.

     7. Any procurement guidelines and/or contracts pertaining to the
     purchase of printing consumables.

     8. Any documentation addressing the procurement of “re-conditioned”
     or “re-filled” printing consumables.

     Yours faithfully,

     Tracey Brown