Dear Institute for Apprenticeships,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please send me:

• The details of any companies who are contracted to provide courier services such as - delivery and collection of parcels
• The current expenditure per contract year for the provision of courier services
• The expiry date of any contracts / agreements for the provision of courier services or similar services
• Number of service credits applied to the incumbent service provider (if applicable)
• The name, job title, telephone number & email address of the manager/officer responsible for the delivery of courier services or similar services

I would like the above information to be provided to me as paper or electronic copies or an opportunity to view. If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

If the release of any of this information is prohibited on the grounds of breach of confidence, I ask that you supply me with copies of the confidentiality agreement and remind you that information should not be treated as confidential if such an agreement has not been signed.

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this letter. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Jean Davies

IFA, Enquiries, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education



Thank you for contacting the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical
Education. 

 

We have received your email and aim to respond within five working days.

 

Kind regards

Enquiries Team

 

 

IFA, Enquiries, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

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Dear Jean,

 

Thank you for your request for information received by the Institute for
Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) on 12 July.

 

You have requested:

 

•         The details of any companies who are contracted to provide
courier services such as -  delivery and collection of parcels

 

•         The current expenditure per contract year for the provision of
courier services

 

•         The expiry date of any contracts / agreements for the provision
of courier services or similar services

 

•         Number of service credits applied to the incumbent service
provider (if applicable)

 

•         The name, job title, telephone number & email address of the
manager/officer responsible for the delivery of courier services or
similar services

 

We are handling your request under the terms of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000. Under the Act we have 20 working days (excluding weekends and
bank holidays) to respond. We will respond on or before 09 August 2022.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Senior Enquiries and Correspondence Manager

 

Sanctuary Buildings | 20 Great Smith Street | London SW1P 3BT

 

 

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Dear Jean

 

We write in response to your request for information received by IfATE on
12 July.

 

Your request reads:

 

•         The details of any companies who are contracted to provide
courier services such as -  delivery and collection of parcels

 

•         The current expenditure per contract year for the provision of
courier services

 

•         The expiry date of any contracts / agreements for the provision
of courier services or similar services

 

•         Number of service credits applied to the incumbent service
provider (if applicable)

 

•         The name, job title, telephone number & email address of the
manager/officer responsible for the delivery of courier services or
similar services

 

We have handled your request under the terms of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.

 

We can advise that IfATE does not hold or have contracts with courier
services. We do not hold any information in relation to your requests.

 

 

 

If you have any further queries in relation to this request, please email
me, quoting the reference Davies 139 in any future communications.

 

If you are not content with the way your request has been handled, you
should make a complaint to the Institute by writing to me within 40
working days of the date of this letter. Your complaint will be considered
by a senior Institute official who was not involved in the original
consideration of your request. If you are not content with the outcome of
your complaint to the Institute, you may then contact the [1]Information
Commissioner’s Office or phone their helpline on 0303 123 1113.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Senior information and enquiries manager

Level 2, Cheylesmore House, 5 Quinton Road, Coventry, CV1 2WT

 

 

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From: IFA, Enquiries <[5][email address]>
Sent: 13 July 2022 21:10
To: Jean Davies <[6][FOI #878052 email]>
Cc: IFA, Enquiries <[7][email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Courier Services

 

Dear Jean,

 

Thank you for your request for information received by the Institute for
Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) on 12 July.

 

You have requested:

 

•         The details of any companies who are contracted to provide
courier services such as -  delivery and collection of parcels

 

•         The current expenditure per contract year for the provision of
courier services

 

•         The expiry date of any contracts / agreements for the provision
of courier services or similar services

 

•         Number of service credits applied to the incumbent service
provider (if applicable)

 

•         The name, job title, telephone number & email address of the
manager/officer responsible for the delivery of courier services or
similar services

 

We are handling your request under the terms of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000. Under the Act we have 20 working days (excluding weekends and
bank holidays) to respond. We will respond on or before 09 August 2022.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Senior Enquiries and Correspondence Manager

 

Sanctuary Buildings | 20 Great Smith Street | London SW1P 3BT

 

 

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