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selected services on behalf of South Holland District Council and as such
you may receive a response from either sholland.gov.uk or pspsl.co.uk
email address.

Thank you

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Whenever we collect your personal information you have the right to know:
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· Our legal basis for processing
· Who we share information with
· How long we keep it for
· Your rights as a data subject
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Thank you for your contact.

Emails: We aim to respond to your enquiry within 10 working days, however
on occasions where this is not possible, we will respond as soon as
possible. If your email results in a change, then you will receive
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supplied changes, please call us immediately on 01507 601111, option 4.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us with your enquiry. If you need
to contact us again to follow up this enquiry, then please ensure that you
have allowed us the necessary time to deal with your original request.

Please note that Public Sector Partnership Services LTD deliver some
selected services on behalf of South Holland District Council and as such
you may receive a response from either Sholland.gov.uk or pspsl.co.uk
email address.

Further information and services can be found on the Councils website
www.sholland.gov.uk

Thank you

General Data Protection Regulations (May 25th 2018)

Whenever we collect your personal information you have the right to know:

·         Who is collecting your information

·         Our legal basis for processing

·         Who we share information with

·         How long we keep it for

·         Your rights as a data subject

You can get more information on any of the above by visiting:

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of this email is strictly prohibited.  Emails sent from and received by
employees of South Holland District Council may be monitored. They may
also be disclosed to other people under legislation, particularly the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.  If you have contacted the
Council for a service any personal data you share will be used to help you
access its services, or to answer your enquiry in line with our Privacy
Policy.  For full details of your rights please visit our website at
www.sholland.gov.uk.  Unless this email relates to South Holland District
Council business it will be regarded by the Council as personal and will
not be authorised by or sent on behalf of the Council.

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Thank you for your email. We aim to respond to your enquiry within 10
working days, however on occasions where this is not possible, we will
respond as soon as possible but will keep you informed to any delays.

If your email results in a change, then you will receive notification of
this in writing and further information and services can be found on the
Councils website www.sholland.gov.uk

Thank you for taking the time to email us with your enquiry. If you need
to contact us again to follow up this enquiry, then please ensure that you
have allowed us the necessary time to deal with your original request.

Please note that Public Sector Partnership Services LTD deliver some
selected services on behalf of South Holland District Council and as such
you may receive a response from either sholland.gov.uk or pspsl.co.uk
email address.

Thank you

General Data Protection Regulations (May 25th 2018)
Whenever we collect your personal information you have the right to know:
· Who is collecting your information
· Our legal basis for processing
· Who we share information with
· How long we keep it for
· Your rights as a data subject
You can get more information on any of the above by visiting:
www.sholland.gov.uk/privacy

Thank you for your contact.

Emails: We aim to respond to your enquiry within 10 working days, however
on occasions where this is not possible, we will respond as soon as
possible. If your email results in a change, then you will receive
notification of this in writing.

Council Tax Change of Address: Where you have reported your change of
address online we aim to process your change within 10 working days,
however where information has been supplied in advance of the date of
change this may not be possible.  Once the change has been processed you
will receive notification of this in writing.  If any information you
supplied changes, please call us immediately on 01507 601111, option 4.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us with your enquiry. If you need
to contact us again to follow up this enquiry, then please ensure that you
have allowed us the necessary time to deal with your original request.

Please note that Public Sector Partnership Services LTD deliver some
selected services on behalf of South Holland District Council and as such
you may receive a response from either Sholland.gov.uk or pspsl.co.uk
email address.

Further information and services can be found on the Councils website
www.sholland.gov.uk

Thank you

General Data Protection Regulations (May 25th 2018)

Whenever we collect your personal information you have the right to know:

·         Who is collecting your information

·         Our legal basis for processing

·         Who we share information with

·         How long we keep it for

·         Your rights as a data subject

You can get more information on any of the above by visiting:

[1]www.sholland.gov.uk/privacy

The information contained in this email is confidential and intended only
for the person or organisation to which it is addressed. If you have
received it by mistake, please disregard and notify the sender
immediately. Unauthorised disclosure or use of such information may be a
breach of legislation or confidentiality and the content may be legally
privileged.  Any improper dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying
of this email is strictly prohibited.  Emails sent from and received by
employees of South Holland District Council may be monitored. They may
also be disclosed to other people under legislation, particularly the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.  If you have contacted the
Council for a service any personal data you share will be used to help you
access its services, or to answer your enquiry in line with our Privacy
Policy.  For full details of your rights please visit our website at
www.sholland.gov.uk.  Unless this email relates to South Holland District
Council business it will be regarded by the Council as personal and will
not be authorised by or sent on behalf of the Council.

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Good morning

Thank you for your information access request received on the 10/5/23
where you asked for information regarding the number of contracts awarded
to local businesses versus outside firms.

Under Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we can
confirm that South Holland District Council does hold the information
specified in your request.

1st April 2022 - 31st March 2023 South Holland District Council
1 - What are your council's The Council's procurement policies and
procurement policies and procedures procedures can be found within the
for awarding contracts? Council's Constitution as the Contract
Procedure Rules. This is available on
our website and is therefore exempt
under [1]Section 21 of the FOIA -
Information accessible to applicant by
other means.

Under [2]Section 16 of the FOIA –
Advice and assistance, we have
provided the link for ease of
reference: [3]Constitution
2 - How many contracts has your This information is available on our
council awarded in the past year? website in our Contracts Register,
therefore exempt under [4]Section 21
of the FOIA - Information accessible
to applicant by other means.

Under [5]Section 16 of the FOIA –
Advice and assistance, we have
provided the link for ease of
reference:  [6]Contracts Register

 
3 - Of those contracts, how many N/A – Please refer to the Contracts
were awarded to local businesses, Register in Q2.
and how many were awarded to
outside firms?
4 - How does your council define a There is no agreed definition
"local" business for the purposes currently. A Procurement Strategy is
of awarding contracts? being taken to the Council which has a
definition included. This is envisaged
to be approved by July 2023.
5 - What criteria does your council The evaluation criteria varies
use to assess bids for contracts, dependent on the project. For example,
and how are these criteria a simple purchase of ICT Hardware can
weighted? likely be assessed 100% based on
price, whereas a complex consultancy
contract may be assessed on 70%
quality and 30% cost. Please note, the
quality questions vary project by
project and include elements of social
value and sustainability.
6 - Does your council have a policy No
or target for the proportion of
contracts that should be awarded to  
local businesses? If so, what is
that target? Under [7]Section 16 of the FOIA –
Advice and assistance, please note
that Council Officers should invite
local suppliers to quote, where
appropriate etc. but there is no
target/policy for the proportion that
should be awarded to local businesses.

 
7 - Does your council monitor the This is now included within the PSPSL
performance of contractors it has Ltd. Procurement & Contracts
awarded contracts to? If so, how is provision. Contracts are monitored
this monitored? based on agreed KPIs / SLAs, customer
complaints, known performance issues
etc. Contract review meetings are held
to discuss these examples.

We trust that the information above completes your request in full. If we
can be of any further assistance please contact us
[8][email address]

If you have any queries or concerns or are not happy with the information
that you have been provided with or if you are not happy with the way that
your request has been handled you may request an internal review.  Please
contact the Freedom of Information Team at:

Freedom of Information Team

Council Offices

Priory Road

Spalding

Lincolnshire

PE11 2XE

[9][email address]

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

The link below will refer you to the ICO website, which may be of use:

[10]www.ico.org.uk  

Yours sincerely

Feedback and Enquiries Team

South Holland District Council

The information contained in this email is confidential and intended only
for the person or organisation to which it is addressed. If you have
received it by mistake, please disregard and notify the sender
immediately. Unauthorised disclosure or use of such information may be a
breach of legislation or confidentiality and the content may be legally
privileged.  Any improper dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying
of this email is strictly prohibited.  Emails sent from and received by
employees of South Holland District Council may be monitored. They may
also be disclosed to other people under legislation, particularly the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.  If you have contacted the
Council for a service any personal data you share will be used to help you
access its services, or to answer your enquiry in line with our Privacy
Policy.  For full details of your rights please visit our website at
www.sholland.gov.uk.  Unless this email relates to South Holland District
Council business it will be regarded by the Council as personal and will
not be authorised by or sent on behalf of the Council.

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