Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Area 1B, Ergon House
Horseferry Road
London SW1P 2AL
Telephone 08459 33 55 77
Website www.defra.gov.uk
Mr Charles Taylor (by email)
Our ref RFI 3501
[FOI #42560 email]
Date 25 August 2010
Dear Mr Taylor
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: DEFRA COMPLIANCE WITH HM GOVERNMENT
POLICY ON PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR IT PROJECTS OVER £1M
Thank you for your request for information about Defra Compliance with HM Government
Policy on Procurement Process for IT Projects over £1m, which we received on 23 July
2010. We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA). I apologise for the delay in responding to your request.
Defra currently has no IT procurements over £1m. This complies with the Cabinet Office
moratorium on ICT projects over £1m. Therefore, Defra does not hold the information that
you have requested.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. I also attach an annex giving
contact details should you be unhappy with the service you have received.
Yours sincerely
Luyi Brown
Email
[email address]
Annex A
Complaints
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request you may
make a complaint or appeal against our decision within 40 working days of the date of this
letter. Please write to Brendan Walsh, Head of Defra’s Information Rights Team at,
Area1B Ergon House, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AL, (email:
[email address]) who will arrange for an internal review of your case.
Details of Defra’s complaints procedure can be found at:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/policy/opengov/complain/info.htm
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Please note that generally the
Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have first exhausted
Defra’s own complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF