Advocacy in Cumbria
Dear FOI Team,
I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.
Advocacy Services - Lot 1 – IMCA/Healthwatch/Care Act Advocacy/NHS Complaints Lot 2 – Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy:
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/N...
The details we require are:
• What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?
• Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages
• Actual spend on this contract (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date
• Start date & duration of contract?
• Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
• Is there an extension clause in the contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?
• Has a decision been made yet on whether the contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?
Thank you for your help.
Yours sincerely
Dear Pam Matthews
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Reference: FOI-107430-2023
Thank you for your request for information regarding Advocacy in Cumbria,
which was received on 30/03/2023.
The council aims to provide you with the information within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days in this case the date is 28/04/2023.
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Many thanks
Information Governance Team
[Cumbria County Council request email]
01228 221234
Dear Information Governance,
I note that the date has passed for the response to my FOI
Can you please advise when I can expect to receive the information.
Yours sincerely,
Pam Matthews
Good Morning,
Thank you for your below email.
I can only apologise that you have not yet received your response to this request yet.
I have chased this up a number of times with the responding service but have not yet received their response.
I have chased this again today and have made the relevant director aware of this.
If you are dissatisfied with the way your request has been handled, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Information Commissioners Office:
https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
Kind Regards,
Information Governance Team
Enabler Services – Customer and Digital
Parkhouse Building | Carlisle | Cumbria | CA6 4SJ
0300 373 3300
Sent on behalf of Cumbria County Council
Dear Pam Matthews
Freedom of Information Act 2000, Reference: FOI-107430-2023
Please see attached for a response to your request for information.
Many thanks
Information Governance Team
[email address]
01228 221234
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