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David Hare

[FOI #17445 email]

Westminster Parking Services

Customer Relations

PO Box 396

Warrington

WA55 1EL

Assistant Director of Parking: Kevin Goad

This matter is being dealt with by:

Your Name

Gordon Deas

Date: 6 October 2008

Tel No: (020) 7641 1743

Fax no: (020) 7641 1744 Email:[email address]

My ref: FOI 4307

Dear Mr Hare,

Freedom of Information Act 2000: Request for information

Thank you for your request for information dated 28 August 2008, relating to FOI 4307. I apologise for the delay in our response. You have requested the following information:

“Dear Sir or Madam,

I have seen a letter sent out to all Verrus shareholders advising them that said company had won the tender for providing Pay-by-Phone in Westminster. However this letter was dated before other companies who had tendered had been notified and before Westminster City Council had made any announcement.

Please could you advise if it is the Council's policy to notify the successful company that they have won the tendering process ahead of the companies, which had lost?

Is the information regarding the tendering process for the pay-by-phone contracts available anywhere on your web site?”

In response to your request, I can advise you of the following:

Westminster City Council (WCC) sent letters to all parties on 30 November 2007. These letters confirmed that Verrus UK was the successful bidder and that the award was conditional on any challenge permitted during the Alcatel period (i.e. the period of ten calendar days following the notification of an award decision and before the contract is signed with the successful supplier).

In addition, all contracts awarded by WCC are done so in accordance with its own competitive process including all United Kingdom and European Union legislation.

The City Council's own Procurement and Contracts code provides full details on these processes. Please refer to the below web link for further details:

http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/business/procurement/

The City Council's website contains the following reports for tendering of the Pay by Phone service and its implementation. These can be found via the links below to Cabinet Member Decisions:

http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/committee/index.cfm?c_docs=Cabinet Member Decisions/Former Cabinet Member Portfolios/Economic_Development_and_Transport/2006/28 - Worksmart Cashless Parking Pilot Schemes

http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/committee/index.cfm?c_docs=Cabinet Member Decisions/Former Cabinet Member Portfolios/Economic_Development_and_Transport/2007/21-Cashless_Parking_Implementation

http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/committee/index.cfm?c_docs=Cabinet Member Decisions/Former Cabinet Member Portfolios/Economic_Development_and_Transport/2007/46-Pay bu Phone Parking

Should you experience difficulties in accessing this information, please contact me at the above address, as hard copies of these documents can be provided.

Furthermore, if there is further information, regarding the tendering process for cashless parking that you are specifically interested in obtaining, please contact me at the above address with full details. It will then be possible to advise as to the availability of this information.

If you are not satisfied with this response please set out your reasons in writing and send to:

Customer Relations

PO Box 396

Warrington

WA55 1EL

Phone: 0207 641 1743

Fax: 0207 641 1744

Email: [email address]

Should you still be dissatisfied with the outcome of any such complaint you have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner, pursuant to section 50 of the FOIA. The contact details are:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625-545-700

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Gordon Deas

Departmental Records Officer