Information on Facilities Management Contracts and or Frameworks

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Dear City of London Corporation,

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to any Catering, Cleaning, Security, Technical Services (this includes and planned or reactive repairs & maintenance) and facilities management services you have on contract.

The details we require are:
• Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages
• Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date
• Start date & duration of framework/contract?
• Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
• Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?
• Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

Thank you for your help.

Yours faithfully,

Alan

COL-EB-InformationOfficer, City of London Corporation

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Dear Alan Smith,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 (FOIA) – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

 

The City of London (CoL) acknowledges receipt of your request for
information of 31 March 2022.

 

Public authorities are required to respond to requests within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days beginning from the first working
day after they receive a request. The Act does not always require public
authorities to disclose the information which they hold.

 

The FOIA applies to the CoL as a local authority, police authority and
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“Square Mile”, ie the historic City of London, and not for London as a
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Yours sincerely,

 

 

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Comptroller & City Solicitors Department

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Dear Alan Smith,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 (FOIA) - INFORMATION REQUEST

 

We write regarding your Freedom of Information request of 31 March 2022
and our acknowledgement of 4 April 2022.

 

Although we were hoping to meet the statutory deadline of 3 May 2022,
please accept our sincere apologies for this delay. This has been because
of the continuously competing pressures of other/statutory duties, the
number of other FOIA requests and Data Protection requests that we manage,
and staff absence. These are all placing a considerable burden on our
resources. Nevertheless, the failure to meet the deadline for your request
does not meet our normal standards, since the FOIA came into full force in
2005 we have replied annually to between 93% and 98% of requests within
the statutory deadline.

 

In view of the above, we would like to extend the deadline for responding
to you to by 6 May 2022, or sooner if possible

 

If you have any queries or concerns, please contact
us.                                                                                                                                                                                

 

If you wish to make a complaint about the way the CoL has managed your
enquiry, please make your complaint in writing to email address;
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FOI complaints procedure. If, having used the CoL’s FOI Complaints
Procedure, you are still dissatisfied, you may request the Information
Commissioner to investigate. Please contact: Information Commissioner,
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(GSMD), which it manages. Subject to any other statutory provisions
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the scope of the Act is subject to the discretion of the CoL.

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

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Comptroller & City Solicitor’s Department

City of London

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Dear Mr Smith,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 (FOIA) - INFORMATION REQUEST

 

Following your request for information relating to Catering, Cleaning,
Security, Technical Services (which includes any planned or reactive
repairs & maintenance) and Facilities Management service Contracts, of 31
March 2022 and our acknowledgement on 4 April, the City of London (CoL)
responds as follows:

 

┌────────────┬───────────┬────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬───────────────────┬──────────────────┬───────────┐
│Contract │Winning │Unsuccessful│Copy of Spec │Actual Spend │Start and end date │Extension │Senior │
│name │Supplier │bidders │provided │from start of │of contract │clause/Duration of│Officer │
│ │ │ │ │contract to │ │Extension/Decision│Responsible│
│ │ │ │Yes/No │current date │ │yet made to │(Director │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │extend? │level) │
├────────────┼───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┼──────────────────┼───────────┤
│Catering │ESS Compass│Out of Scope│No - out of │Out of scope │Out of scope │Out of scope │Out of │
│ │(COLP) - │ │scope │ │ │ │scope │
│ │Out of │ │ │  │  │  │ │
│ │scope │ │  │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │  │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ ├───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┼──────────────────┼───────────┤
│ │CH & Co │Not │Yes – please │£1,805,677.40 │3/09/2018-2/09/2023│2 years (yet to be│Head of │
│ │Catering │disclosed – │see document │ │ │decided) │Operations │
│ │Ltd Mansion│please see │entitled “1 │ │  │ │Mansion │
│ │House & │the s41 and │Catering │ │ │  │House and │
│ │Central │s43(2) │Specification”│ │ │ │The Central│
│ │Criminal │exemptions │attached. │ │ │ │Criminal │
│ │Court) │statement │ │ │ │ │Court │
│ │ │below │  │ │ │ │ │
│ │  │ │ │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │  │
│ ├───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┼──────────────────┼───────────┤
│ │Holroyd │Out of Scope│No - out of │Out of Scope │Out of scope │Out of Scope │Out of │
│ │Howe (Girls│ │scope │ │ │ │Scope │
│ │& Boys │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │School) │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │- Out of │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │scope │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├────────────┼───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┼──────────────────┼───────────┤
│Cleaning │Servest │Not │Yes – please │   │  │  │  │
│ │ │disclosed – │see document │ │ │ │ │
│ │  │please see │entitled “2 │£26,592,180.50│1/10/2015 – │Extension for 5 │Operations │
│ │ │the s41 and │Cleaning │ │30/09/2022 │months to be │Group │
│ │ │s43(2) │Specification”│ │ │approved │Director, │
│ │ │exemptions │attached.  │ │ │ │City │
│ │ │statements │ │ │ │ │Surveyors │
│ │ │below │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │  │
├────────────┼───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┼──────────────────┼───────────┤
│  │  │Not │Not disclosed │£14,017,171.81│1/09/2019 – │2 year extension │Operations │
│ │ │disclosed – │-please see │ │31/08/2022 │(yet to be │Group │
│Security │ISS │please see │the s24(1), │ │ │decided). │Director, │
│ │Facility │the s41 and │s27, s31(1)(a)│ │ │ │City │
│ │ltd │s43(2) │and s38  │ │ │ │Surveyors │
│ │ │exemptions │exemptions │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │statements │statements │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │below │below │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │  │  │ │ │ │ │
├────────────┼───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┼──────────────────┼───────────┤
│  │  │  │  │  │  │  │Operations │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Group │
│Technical │Skanska │Not │Yes – see │Skanska │03/07/2017 – │Not applicable │Director, │
│Services │ │disclosed – │documents │Maintenance: │31/03/2023 │ │City │
│(including │  │please see │entitled “3 │£16,265,681.56│ │ │Surveyors │
│planned or │ │the s41 and │Building │ │  │ │ │
│reactive │  │s43(2) │Mechanical & │ │ │ │  │
│repairs and │ │exemptions │Electrical │ │  │ │ │
│Maintenance)│  │statements │Repairs & │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │below │Maintenance │ │  │ │ │
│ │ │ │Spec” and “4 │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │  │Building │ │  │ │ │
│ │ │ │Fabric Repairs│ │ │ │  │
│ │ │  │& Maintenance │ │  │ │ │
│ │ │ │Spec” │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │  │attached. │ │  │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │  │ │ │  │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │  │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │  │ │ │ │ │ │
│ ├───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┼──────────────────┼───────────┤
│ │Wates │Not │Yes – please │Wates: │01/04/2019 – │Not applicable │Assistant │
│ │(Housing │disclosed – │see documents │£16,311,085.53│31/03/2024 │ │Director │
│ │Responsive │please see │entitled “5 │ │ │ │Barbican & │
│ │Repairs, │the s41 and │Minor Works │  │ │ │Property │
│ │Maintenance│s43(2) │Building │ │ │ │Services │
│ │& Voids │exemptions │Fabric Spec” │ │ │ │ │
│ │Service) │statements │and “6 │ │ │ │  │
│ │ │below │Responsive │ │ │ │ │
│ │  │ │Maintenance & │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │Void │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │Properties │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │Spec. │ │ │ │ │
├────────────┼───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┼──────────────────┼───────────┤
│Facilities │Sodexo Ltd │Out of scope│No - out of │Out of scope │Out of scope │Out of scope │Out of │
│Management │(Freemans │ │scope. │ │ │ │scope │
│ │School Soft│ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │FM) │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │- out of │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │scope │ │ │ │ │ │ │
└────────────┴───────────┴────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴───────────────────┴──────────────────┴───────────┘

 

Q1 Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were
successful and not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages:

 

With reference to question one the successful suppliers are listed in the
table above.

 

Please note the work of the CoL is funded from one of three sources which
it controls. One is the City Fund (a public, tax-based fund); another is
City’s Cash (a combination of funds including endowments which have been
built up over the centuries); and the third is the Bridge House Estates
(which maintains the five City bridges across the Thames and supports
charities by funding the grant giving activities of the City Bridge
Trust). Only our City Fund activities, i.e. our functions as a local
authority, police authority and port health authority, fall within scope
of the FOIA. Please see the FOIA, Schedule 1, Part II, paragraph 9.

Where a contract/specification relates to one of our out of scope
functions this information has not been provided.

 

With regards to the unsuccessful bidders, in accordance with section
1(1)(a) of the FOIA, the CoL confirms that it holds the requested
information However, the CoL has applied the following exemptions in
regard to the disclosure of the names of the unsuccessful bidders. Please
see the following section 41 and 43 statements.

 

(1)    FOIA section 41 - Information provided in confidence

 

The CoL considers that this exemption is engaged with regard to the names
of those unsuccessful in a tender process, as information which is
commercially sensitive.

 

Bidders enter such processes in confidence, and as such would expect their
information, including their identity, to remain held in confidence unless
they were to become the successful bidders.

 

Given the sensitivity of the information, it is, of course, not already in
the public domain and the CoL considers that disclosure would result in an
actionable breach of confidence, because the information could provide any
competitor with the actual or, at worst the implied circumstances of an
unsuccessful bidder.

 

We consider that the information has the necessary quality of confidence
required to be subject to this exemption.

 

The exemption at section 41(1) of the FOIA is an absolute exemption and is
not subject to a public interest test. However, should the public interest
be considered in any court action, we consider that it would firmly weigh
against disclosure, for the same reasons as outlined in our explanation of
the application of the section 43(2) exemption, below.

 

(2)    FOIA section 43(2) - Prejudice to the commercial interests of any
person (including the public authority)

 

The CoL considers that disclosure of the names of unsuccessful bidders in
tender processes would prejudice both the commercial interests of the
third parties and the CoL, therefore engaging the exemption at section
43(2) of the FOIA. The specific harm which would occur is to the
competitive position of the third parties, through any possible implied
reflection of their unsuccessful status resulting in harm or damage to
their reputation or weakening of their position in a particular field,
especially where such harm or damage is caused by assumption rather than
fact; and to the financial position of the CoL through the harm this would
do to the CoL's ability to attract tenders from market leaders in the
private sector, and the confidence of third parties in doing business with
us without the concern that such information would be made public
regardless of whether they are successful or unsuccessful.

 

The section 43(2) exemption is subject to the public interest test.  The
public interest arguments in favour of disclosure of such information have
been clarified in published guidance. They would be:

 

(i) The desirability of furthering the understanding of, and participation
in, public debate on procurement.

(ii) Facilitating accountability and transparency of public authorities
for their procurement decisions.

(iii) Facilitating accountability and transparency in the spending of
public money.

 

While the CoL considers that these are valid points, we consider the
balance of the public interest remains on the side of non-disclosure.

 

If such Information is made available to third parties pursuant to a FOIA
request, then the information is released into the public domain. The
release of such Information into the public domain may damage commercial
interests, enable competitors to use such information to their advantage
and to the commercial detriment of the contractor, and result in
confidential information being released.

 

The CoL therefore finds that, if the information listed above were placed
within the public domain, there is a real and significant risk of harm to
the commercial position of the unsuccessful contractors and the CoL, which
is not outweighed by any public interest test in favour of disclosure.

 

Q2 Copies of specifications given to all bidders for when these contracts
were advertised

 

With regard to question two, the specifications are attached for the
contracts for catering, cleaning, Building Mechanical and Electrical
Repairs & Maintenance, and Building Fabric Repairs and Maintenance.

 

However, the CoL considers that the following exemptions are applied to
the disclosure to the specification for the security contract:

 

 1. FOIA section 24(1) - Prejudice to National Security

 

The CoL considers that the information contained within the security
specification is exempt from disclosure in accordance with section 24(1)
of the FOIA (safeguarding national security). This exemption is applied as
the CoL considers that the disclosure of the specification for security
services could result in prejudice to national security. The security
operations to which the specification relates includes ensuring security
of premises which are used regularly for UK state occasions and for the
hosting of visits by heads of state of other countries. The CoL considers
that disclosure would endanger the security of its premises in general
within the City, thereby endangering people present at the premises and
also, depending on the events taking place.

 

In view of the fact that specification covers the security of some of the
country’s most high-profile buildings, it is considered that this would
without doubt increase the vulnerability of the UK and its citizens to a
national security threat, increasing a likelihood of targeted measures
designed to undermine the safeguarding of the particular nationally
recognised buildings and to the nation’s security.

 

The section 24(1) exemption is a qualified exemption and is therefore
subject to the public interest test, and, in the CoL’s view, the public
interest in maintaining this exemption outweighs any public interest in
its disclosure. Please note that the public interest does not mean what is
of interest to the public (any information may be of interest to the
public), but what disclosures may best serve the interests of the public.
In favour of disclosure, there may be general public interest on how the
security arrangements are made for CoL buildings, many of which are
routinely in the public eye. However, the disclosure of the security
specification, and the information contained within the it, would
contribute substantially to any threats and risks to these buildings.
Should the specification for the security contract for CoL buildings be
publicly disclosed, it would expose the UK to an increased threat from
terrorist activities. The CoL therefore considers that it is clearly in
the public interest for this information not to be disclosed under the
FOIA.

 

(2) FOIA section 27 - Prejudice to International Relations

 

The CoL considers that disclosure of the security specification could
result in prejudice to international relations. The security operations to
which the specification relates includes ensuring security of premises
which are used regularly for UK state occasions and for the hosting of
visits by heads of state of other countries. The CoL considers that
disclosure would endanger the security of its premises in general within
the City, thereby endangering people present at the premises and also
endangering national security and international relations.

 

This exemption is a qualified exemption and is therefore subject to the
public interest test.

 

In favour of disclosure, again there may be general public interest on how
the security arrangements are made for CoL buildings, many of which are
routinely in the public eye. However, the disclosure of the specification,
and the information contained within the it, would contribute
substantially to any threats and risks to these buildings. Should the
security specification for CoL buildings be publicly disclosed, as with an
FOIA response, it would expose the UK to an increased threat from
terrorist activities, endangering the safety all persons present at the
premises and also endangering the country’s international relations with
others.

 

The CoL therefore considers that it is clearly in the public interest for
this specification not to be disclosed under the FOIA.

 

(3) FOIA section 31(1)(a) - Prejudice to law enforcement

 

We consider that disclosure of much of the information referred to in the
security specification and with further reference to the exemptions
described above could also result in prejudice to law enforcement, by
describing the processes which, amongst other aims, are intended to
prevent breaches of the law in relation to the CoL’s premises.

 

The CoL considers that the disclosure of the security specification for
CoL buildings, would or would be likely to prejudice the prevention and/or
detection of crime and the administration of law and order and ultimately
justice

 

Please note that public authorities are compelled under the FOIA to
consider any disclosure made under the Act as a disclosure to the world.
The Information Tribunal has stated that “Disclosure under [the] FOIA is
effectively an unlimited disclosure to the public as a whole, without
conditions” (Information Tribunal Appeal Decision EA/2006/0011 & 0013).
This has also been referred to by the Information Commissioner, e.g. the
Information Commissioner's Decision Notice FS 50294078. Therefore, in
considering whether or not to disclose information, the CoL has to
consider a disclosure to any single applicant following an FOI request as
a disclosure to the public as a whole.

 

The CoL believes that the disclosure of the information requested
specification would put valuable, high security information into the
public domain. The disclosure of such information could also identify the
CoL buildings involved to be more likely to be singled out by those
wishing to harm or infiltrate it.

 

The harm which could be caused by any criminal actions to the buildings
concerned may occur in several ways, of which the following are some
examples: the disruption of its day to day functioning, affecting the
immediate residential and business community which it serves in the City,
and the wider communities beyond; harm to national and international
security; the endangering of the safety of individuals through the
disclosure of the security information contained within the document; and
the distress to individuals should the security of the buildings be
breached.

 

This exemption is a qualified exemption and is subject to the public
interest test.

 

Please note again that the public interest does not mean what is of
interest to the public (any information may be of interest to the public),
but what disclosures may best serve the interests of the public.

 

The CoL can accept there may be some general interest, in this instance,
as most CoL buildings are very much in the public eye.

 

However, as they are public buildings, disclosing the information would
put the public who have the need to use them very much at risk. It is for
that reason that we see that the public interest would be best served by
non-disclosure of the security specification. It is clearly not in the
public interest for any harm to befall members of the general public
through any possibility of targeted infiltration and/or attacks, by
creating vulnerability of its security provision and systems by disclosing
such information.

 

In conclusion, the CoL considers that there are no public interest
arguments for the disclosure of this information, and that the public
interest arguments against disclosure are considerable.

 

(4) FOIA section 38(1)(b) - Danger to the safety of any individual

 

Just as the CoL considers that disclosure of the information would
prejudice security, it naturally follows that the CoL also considers that
disclosure of the security specification would endanger people present at
its premises.

 

The exemption is subject to the public interest test.

 

Once again, it is difficult for the CoL to envisage any public interest
arguments in support of disclosure of the security specification. On the
contrary, we consider that there would be general public support for the
information to remain undisclosed because of the public interest in the
safety of all individuals attending the CoL’s premises.

 

The CoL therefore considers that it is clearly in the public interest for
this security specification not to be disclosed under the FOIA.

 

We hope this response is of assistance to you.

 

If you wish to make a complaint about the way the CoL has managed your
enquiry, please make your complaint in writing to email address;
[1][email address]. For a link to the CoL’s FOI
complaints procedure, please visit the following page:
[2]www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Feedback, at the end of which is located the
FOI complaints procedure. If, having used the CoL’s FOI Complaints
Procedure, you are still dissatisfied, you may request the Information
Commissioner to investigate. Please contact: Information Commissioner,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone:
(01625) 545700.  Website: [3]http://www.ico.org.uk/.

 

The FOIA applies to the CoL as a local authority, police authority and
port health authority; and to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
(GSMD), which it manages. Subject to any other statutory provisions
requiring the CoL to disclose information, release of information outside
the scope of the Act is subject to the discretion of the CoL.

 

The CoL holds the copyright in this communication. Its supply does not
give a right to re-use in a way that would infringe that copyright, for
example, by making copies, publishing and issuing copies to the public or
to any other person. Brief extracts of any of the material may be
reproduced under the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright, Designs and
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