Legal Services Framework Bid Pack

Matt Haynes made this Freedom of Information request to NHS Shared Business Services
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The request was refused by NHS Shared Business Services.

Dear NHS Shared Business Services,

Could you please provide the Bid pack for the Framework Legal Services 2018/S 009-017107.

At the time of the tender these documents were public and accessible to all therefore it is my understanding that these should be made available upon request.

Yours faithfully,

Matt Haynes

FOI (NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (Wakefield)), NHS Shared Business Services

Dear Matt,

Further to your e-mail below, I am contacting you with regards your request for information received into NHS Shared Business Services.

NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) is a private company created by a joint venture between Sopra Steria Limited and the Department of Health supporting NHS organisations. As a private company, we are not listed as a public authority within the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and are not obliged to comply with the act and the need to release information regarding our company and its activities. I must, therefore, refuse your request for information.

To access any information held by or relating to public authorities you would need to approach the organisation(s) in question directly with your request for information.

For any further information on our services and what we do, please go to our web site http://www.sbs.nhs.uk.

Kind regards,

Kirstie

Kirstie Hartlebury BA (Hons)

Information Governance, Risk and Assurance Officer
NHS Shared Business Services

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Dear FOI (NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (Wakefield)),

At the time of the tender these documents were public and accessible to all therefore it is my understanding that these should be made available upon request.

Yours sincerely,

Matt Haynes

Dear FOI (NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (Wakefield)),
At the time of the tender these documents were public and accessible to all therefore it is my understanding that these should be made available upon request

Yours sincerely,

Matt Haynes

FOI (NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (Wakefield)), NHS Shared Business Services

Dear Matt,

Thank you for your patience in awaiting our response.

As per my previous email, NHS SBS is not listed as a public authority under the FOI Act and for this reason we are not obliged to release information under this legislation.

With regards your query concerning the bid documents being available previously in the public domain - following the closure of any tender, documents of this nature are not routinely made available to individuals/organisations upon request.

This is due to the content of these documents, specifically data of a commercially sensitive nature contained within the bid pack. This information would only ever be accessible to those seeking to submit a bid under an open tender, with the ability to view the bid pack removed once the tender is closed. This is routine practice within organisations providing services of this nature in order to protect intellectual property rights and prevent the onward use of materials produced.

Kind regards,

Kirstie

Kirstie Hartlebury BA (Hons)

Information Governance, Risk and Assurance Officer
NHS Shared Business Services

www.sbs.nhs.uk
Shared vision. Better together.

Think before you print - NHS SBS is committed to supporting sustainability

This email originates from NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS). The email and any attachments may contain confidential information and may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property rights. It is only for the use of the addressees. You may not copy, forward, disclose, save or otherwise use it in any way if you are not the addressee or responsible for its delivery.

If you receive this email by mistake, please advise the sender and cancel it immediately. NHS SBS may monitor the content of emails within its network to ensure compliance with its policies and procedures. Any email is susceptible to alteration and its integrity cannot be assured - NHS SBS shall not be liable if the message is altered, modified, falsified, or edited.

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Dear FOI (NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (Wakefield)),

I understand you are a private company however, you fulfilled a similar request for public documents here (https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/s...) and I am asking for similar documents that were public at one point.

Yours sincerely,

Matt Haynes

FOI (NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (Wakefield)), NHS Shared Business Services

Dear Matt,

Further to the below, this request has been escalated to our Head of Information Governance, Risk & Assurance for further review.

Their decision re this FOI is to uphold the initial position not to provide the information being requested. The holder of this role was not in post when the request referenced from 2017 was received, therefore cannot comment on decisions made at that time.

Any previous provisions from previous years were determined on a case by case basis and do not influence the static position that NHS SBS is not subject to FOIA.

Kind regards,

Kirstie

Kirstie Hartlebury BA (Hons)

Information Governance, Risk and Assurance Officer
NHS Shared Business Services

www.sbs.nhs.uk
Shared vision. Better together.

Think before you print - NHS SBS is committed to supporting sustainability

This email originates from NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS). The email and any attachments may contain confidential information and may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property rights. It is only for the use of the addressees. You may not copy, forward, disclose, save or otherwise use it in any way if you are not the addressee or responsible for its delivery.

If you receive this email by mistake, please advise the sender and cancel it immediately. NHS SBS may monitor the content of emails within its network to ensure compliance with its policies and procedures. Any email is susceptible to alteration and its integrity cannot be assured - NHS SBS shall not be liable if the message is altered, modified, falsified, or edited.

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