Dear Sir or Madam,

Graduation Photography Services Contract Ref 414

Under the Freedom of Information act 2000 can you advise me who won
this contract and what was there tender offer.

Yours faithfully,

S Whittaker

Dear Mr Whittaker;

Thank you for your freedom of information request made on 16 May 2008.
In it you asked for information on who won DMU contract 414 for
Graduation Photographic Services and what was the tender offer.

I can confirm that the University holds relevant information.

In the case of question 1, I can report that the contract was won by Wm
Northam & Company Ltd

In the case of question 2 I am currently considering if an exemption
applies under section 41 of the Freedom of Information Act. I anticipate
that it will take a further week before my considerations are complete
at which time I will write to you again.

If you have any queries about this message please contact me.

As required under the Freedom of Information Act I inform you that, if
you are unhappy with respect to the service you have received in
relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a
review please use our complaints procedure through the Director of
Corporate Services, De Montfort University, Trinity Building, The
Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH. If you are not content with the outcome of
your complaint you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner
for a decision. Generally the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have
exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the University. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF.

Roy J Adams

Director Information Services and Systems

De Montfort University

The Gateway

Leicester LE1 9BH

Tel: 0116 2577038

Dear Mr Whittaker;

In my previous correspondence on 13 June (see below) I provided you with
some of the information you sought from the University and wrote that I
would communicate further once a determination had been made on an
exemption. I have considered your request for "what was the tender
offer" and included a consideration of the public interest. I have
determined that two exemptions apply. These are;

Section 41 - That the information you seek was supplied to the
University in confidence.

Section 43 - That disclosure of details of the offer and pricing would
be prejudicial to the commercial interests of the organisation.

If you have any queries about this message please contact me.

As required under the Freedom of Information Act I inform you that, if
you are unhappy with respect to the service you have received in
relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a
review please use our complaints procedure through the Director of
Corporate Services, De Montfort University, Trinity Building, The
Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH. If you are not content with the outcome of
your complaint you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner
for a decision. Generally the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have
exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the University. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF.

Roy J Adams

Director Information Services and Systems

De Montfort University

The Gateway

Leicester LE1 9BH

Tel: 0116 2577038

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