Our Ref:
110606 Smith 516379
Information Governance
Bridge House
152 Pilgrim Street
6 June 2011
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6SN
Mr Mike Smith
DX 712500 Newcastle 12
Tel: 0191 2035351
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Fax: 0191 2446842
Web site: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk
Dear Mr Smith,
RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
I am writing to confirm that I have now completed my search for the information which
you requested on 12 May 2011, namely
“Please supply the documentation sent out with the original Invitation to Tender for the
following Repair and maintenance Frameworks established by NHS Supply Chain:
Endoscopy - Contract Award Notice 2008/S 234-310827
Theatres/ITU - Contract Award Notice 2009/S 81-116317
Sluice Rooms - Contract Award Notice 2009/S 112-160934
Sterilisation - Contract Award Notice 2009/S 129-187920
Pathology - Contract Award Notice 2009/S 131-190937
Cardio - Contract Award Notice 2009/S 129-187928
Radiotherapy - Contract Notice 2009/S 67-096875
Microscopes - Contract Award Notice 2009/S 227-325618
Calibration - Contract Award Notice 2009/S 174-250677
Opthalmology - Contract Award Notice 2009/S 228-327255
The required documentation for each of the above frameworks is as follows:
Invitation to Offer
Cover Letter
Terms and Electronic Form of Offer
NHS Supply Chain Standard Conditions of Contract
Offer Schedule
Framework Agreements
I need the Framework Agreements to be the final versions if there were any changes
made during the tendering process.
Could you let me know if all of the frameworks established in 2008 have been extended?
Yours sincerely,”
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A copy of some of the information is enclosed as a zipped file that you will have to unzip
to be able to view. I recommend that when you unzip the information you ensure that the
original folder names are preserved.
I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records,
I have established that the Framework Agreement and covering letter for
Theatres/ITU - Contract Award Notice 2009/S 81-116317 is not held by this authority.
The only contract listed in your request which has been extended is Endoscopy -
Contract Award Notice 2008/S 234-310827.
Please be aware that where any redacting (i.e. blacking out) has occured this is because
the documentation sent out with the original Invitation to Tender is not held and, in trying
to be of assistance to you with your request, the version you have been sent is the
returned version which contained third party information.
Please note that this information is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure
log at https://www.ppa.org.uk/NHSBSA_foiRequest/foiRequestDetail.do?bo_id=1286 .
Your personal details are removed from the published response.
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-
commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other
re-use, for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the NHS
Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) as copyright holder.
Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be
protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information
originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third
party (non Crown Copyright) information.
The information provided is based on our understanding of your request and is provided
solely to meet your request. The information should therefore not be regarded as
suitable to be used or relied upon by any person or organisation for any purpose or in
any context. Any person or organisation that obtains access to the information and
chooses to rely on the information will do so at their own risk. The NHS Business
Services Authority accepts no responsibility for subsequent use of the information
provided.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and
wish to make a complaint or request a review of my decision, you should write to:
Gordon Wanless
Head of Information Governance
NHS Business Services Authority
Bridge House
152 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6SN
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If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make
a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the
Authority.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:-
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510
Email: xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please quote the reference
number above in any future communications to make it easier for me to deal with your
correspondence.
Yours sincerely
Chris Gooday
Information Governance Manager
Email: xxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx
cc
Gordon Wanless, Head of Information Governance