Awarding of Education contract to Serco.

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Dear Mr De-Hayes

Thank you for your request for information, relating to the contract for
the provision of education services.

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Principal Performance Officer ( Information & Records )

Customer Focus & Intelligence (FoI, DPA & EIR)

Corporate Performance Management

Walsall Council

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Dear Mr.De-Hayes

Further to your recent request for information relating the renewal of the
education contract with Serco please see below (the numbers refer to the
numbered questions in your request )

1& 2. Cabinet considered the awarding of the education contract at its
meetings on the 18^th July 2007 , 6^th February 2008 and 14^th May
2008.However there were not  named votes and therefore we do not hold
this information. If you wish to view the minutes for these meetings they
can be accessed using the following link [1]http://cmis/cmiswebpublic/

3.Partnership Walsall

4.No one withdrew a bid

5.The value of the contract is £345 million over 12 years.

6.I am unable to supply this information as it is commercially sensitive
and therefore exempt under Section 43 (2) of the Freedom of information
Act.

7.I am still awaiting information relating to this but will forward it to
you as soon as it is available.

8. There are 20,426 secondary places in Walsall

9. There are 18,737 secondary pupils on roll at schools in Walsall

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Ruth Allen

Performance Officer (Information & Records)

Corporate Performance Management , Walsall Council

Civic Centre, Darwall Street,

Walsall. WS1 1TP

01922 652059

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