Dear Sir or Madam,

Can you please provide the following information for the Window
Cleaning of North Tyneside Councils Buildings.

1. Is the whole amount of £25,605 per annum paid to one contractor
or a number of contractors?

2. Can you also advise if the whole amount of £25,605 per annum is
paid to one contractor?, is there an official written tender
contract? What was the inception date? when is it up for review?
and was it signed off/authorised by The Head Of Legal Services or
someone with the same rank?

3. Can you also advise if the window cleaning contract was
advertised in the media? When? and which media type/format?

Yours faithfully,

Roger Strong

Ref: RFI 1418/FAL/SL
Date: 13/08/2008

Dear Roger Strong

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

In all further correspondence please quote our reference RFI 1418.

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on 13/08/2008 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your request is being considered. We will respond as quickly as possible and in any event not later than 20 working days following the date on which the request was received. This has been calculated to be 11/09/2008.

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If you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Richard Waggott
Records Officer

Information Management
North Tyneside Council
Quadrant
The Silverlink North
Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY

Tel 0191 643 2333
Fax 0191 643 2431

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Dear FOI Officer,

Your response is overdue, can you please advise when my questions
will be answered?

Roger Strong

Yours sincerely,

Ref: RFI 1418/FDL/SL
Date: 12/09/2008

Dear Roger Strong

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

In all further correspondence please quote our reference RFI 1418.

Your request for information under the above legislation has now been considered.

The information you asked for follows:

Cleaning of North Tyneside Councils Buildings.

1. Is the whole amount of £25,605 per annum paid to one contractor or a number of contractors?

Whole amount paid to one contractor.

2. Can you also advise if the whole amount of £25,605 per annum is paid to one contractor?, is there an official written tender contract? What was the inception date? when is it up for review? and was it signed off/authorised by The Head Of Legal Services or someone with the same rank?

Contract tendered in 1997 and started in April 1997, under CCT regs. Original term to March 2000, after which reviewed under Best Value regs. but not tendered subsequently. Signed off via Contracts Unit/ Head of Building Services/Head of Legal.

3. Can you also advise if the window cleaning contract was advertised in the media? When? and which media type/format?

Advertised in trade media via Contracts Unit as per Standing Orders applicable in 1997.

I trust that this information answers your enquiry, but if you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

You have the right to request a review of the answer. If you wish to do so, you should set out in writing the reasons why you believe a review is necessary. Such a request should be sent to the address below, within 90 days of the date of this letter, after which time we will consider the request closed.

Freedom of Information Office
North Tyneside Council
Quadrant
The Silverlink North
Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY

e-mail [North Tyneside Borough Council request email]

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Regards

Geoff Snary
Policy Officer (Information Management)
Performance, Research and Intelligence
Organisational Improvement
North Tyneside Council
Quadrant
The Silverlink North
Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY

Tel: 0191 643 2333
Fax: 0191 643 2341

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