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David Stansfield

Dear North East Lincolnshire Council,

I'd be grateful if you can provide me with the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

1. A list of business/commercial premises owned or leased to the council. Please include;
Full address inc. Postcode
Gas supply details (MPRN)
Gas usage, kwh per year
Gas rates paid
Electric supply details (MPAN)
Electric usage, kwh per year
Electric rates paid
Current Suppliers
Contract end dates

2. Name, position and email address of the staff responsible for the arrangements of energy contracts/purchasing, together with the telephone number for the department (direct dial not expected given GDPR.)

I trust all is in order and thank you in advance for your help.

Yours faithfully,

David Stansfield

Freedom Of Information (NELC), North East Lincolnshire Council

Dear Sir / Madam

 

I am pleased to acknowledge your request for information, which has been
allocated the reference number NELC/17303/2021.

Your request has been passed to the relevant department and you can expect
your response within the 20 working day limit. If it will take us longer
than 20 working days to respond to you, we will inform you of this and
provide you with the expected date for receiving a response.

 

Further information about how we will deal with your Freedom of
Information requests is available on our website at:
[1]https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/council-infor....

 

Please note, whilst we will continue to make every effort to respond
promptly to your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 (FOI), this may be delayed due to urgent operational priorities
in responding to the current Coronavirus pandemic. We apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause but trust you will appreciate the reasons why
in the current circumstances. We do remain committed to responding to your
request and will respond as soon as we are able. Should our response to
your FOI request breach the statutory timeframe you have the right to
complain to the Information Commissioners Office and you can contact them
at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane,Wilmslow,Cheshire,SK9 5AF, Helpline telephone: 0303 123 1113 Website:
[2]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

 

More information can be found on the ICO’s website:
[3]https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-an...

 

Please feel free to contact me if you require any further information or
assistance quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

 

North East Lincolnshire Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Freedom Of Information (NELC), North East Lincolnshire Council

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Dear Sir / Madam

 

Thank you for your information request, reference number FOI
NELC/17303/2021. I wish to confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council
holds the following information.

 

1. A list of business/commercial premises owned or leased to the council.
Please include; Full address inc. Postcode Gas supply details (MPRN) Gas
usage, kwh per year Gas rates paid Electric supply details (MPAN) Electric
usage, kwh per year Electric rates paid Current Suppliers Contract end
dates

Please see the attached documents:

 

·       Site list Electricity and Gas

·       Corporate electric month to month consumption

·       Corporate gas month to month consumption

 

The information you have requested regarding rates has been considered
under section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act which states that:

 

(1) Information is exempt information if it constitutes a trade secret.

(2) Information is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act
would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any
person (including the public authority holding it).

(3) The duty to confirm or deny does not arise if, or to the extent that,
compliance with section 1 (1) (a) would, or would be likely to, prejudice
the interests mentioned in subsection (2).

 

Section 43 is a qualified exemption, and requires consideration of whether
the balance of public interest is to disclose or withhold the requested
information, before the exemption can be applied. The public good may
differ from the private interests of an individual requester and in this
respect the test is undertaken under the principal of being applicant
blind. North East Lincolnshire Council will always begin from the position
that information should be disclosed. All public interest tests are
undertaken by the Information Governance team with input from any relevant
information owners.

 

In assessing the public interest the following factors, were considered in
favour of disclosure:

 

·       The public interest in understanding the activities of North East
Lincolnshire Council, to inform their decision making, allow them to
challenge the decisions and actions of the council and participate in
debate;

·       The public interest in ensuring North East Lincolnshire Council
can be held accountable for its decisions;

·       The public interest in ensuring North East Lincolnshire Council
are providing value for money services.

·       Promoting competition in procurement via transparency and
encouraging companies to take part in the process.

·       Protection of the public from unsafe products or dubious
practices.

 

The following factors were in favour of withholding the information:

 

·       The effect disclosure would have on the commercial interest of the
third parties in a competitive environment;

·       The effect disclosure would have on the ability of North East
Lincolnshire Council to negotiate or compete in a commercial environment;

·       The impact that disclosure may have on negotiations on other
contracts and procurements. 

 

The overriding factor to consider when making the decision to disclose
this information or not is the ability for North East Lincolnshire Council
to be able to provide the services to the area of North East Lincolnshire
in the most cost-effective and efficient way possible. The rates tendered
are unique to the pricing strategy of the current supplier and if
released, the information could be used as an unfair advantage for future
tenders. The rates are classed are also classed as commercially sensitive
under the Council’s contracts with those organisations and they do not
expect the detail to be released. To disclose this information would
reduce the Council’s ability to obtain a competitive price in future.

 

In assessing the balance of public interest in relation to section 43 it
is determined that the balance of public interest is to withhold this
information.

 

2. Name, position and email address of the staff responsible for the
arrangements of energy contracts/purchasing, together with the telephone
number for the department (direct dial not expected given GDPR.)

 

Christina Tabor [1][email address] 01472 326942

 

If you believe that your request for information has not been handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, you have the right to
request an internal review by the Council. Please be clear about which
elements of the Council’s response or handling of the request you are
unhappy with, and would like the Council to address during the internal
review process.  If following this you are still dissatisfied you may
contact the Office of the Information Commissioner. If you wish to request
an internal review, please contact me and I will make the necessary
arrangements.

 

Yours sincerely on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council

 

Feedback Officer

 

 

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