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Dear Highways England Company Limited,
I'm still awaiting the Area 6 and 8 information. I have asked you where the information is online. A company that bids for a large contract worth millions doesn't just give it up. There would be notice, consideration, evaluation, discussion, review and approaches to others about taking on the works. I am expecting to be provided all of this but you have given me nothing. If it is not online, send me what you can.
Amey have been awarded Area 10. What's the difference in contracts and what is different that Amey can make money in Area 10 ?
Yours faithfully,
Jacob Smith
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Dear Highways England Company Limited,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Highways England Company Limited's handling of my FOI request 'Area 10'.
You have not replied to my information request.
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Dear Mr Smith
Pls find attached our response to your FOI request below.
I apologise for the delay in responding to you, I hope you find our response helpful.
If you have any further questions then pls quote ref 766,614 in any further correspondence.
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Dear Mr Smith
Internal Review Reference: 767,309
Thank you for your email dated 9 November.
I understand from your email you are requesting an internal review into
the handling of your Freedom of Information request reference: 766,614 –
‘Area 10’.
I note you initially submitted this request on 10 October 2018 as such the
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I note the final response to this request was provided to you on 3
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Dear Jones, Sian,
yes, you've not answered the request.
I'm still awaiting the Area 6 and 8 information. I have asked you where the information is online. A company that bids for a large contract worth millions doesn't just give it up. There would be notice, consideration, evaluation, discussion, review and approaches to others about taking on the works. I am expecting to be provided all of this but you have given me nothing. If it is not online, send me what you can.
Amey have been awarded Area 10. What's the difference in contracts and what is different that Amey can make money in Area 10 ?
How come Amey terminated the contract? This doesn't just happen overnight. I'm after all the information. Now they've got another Area. Seems farcical and secretive.
Yours sincerely,
Jacob Smith
Dear Mr Smith
The response of 3 December stated;
The Area 9 ASC contract, that Kier were responsible for, was extended to include Areas 6 and 8 on an interim basis until this contract could be re-tendered.
The VEAT notice signalling the modification of the Area 9 contract and the modification notice are both published on the Tenders Electronic Daily website:
https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE...
https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE...
The original contract documents for the ASC contracts in Areas 6 and 8 and the Asset Delivery Contract North West Maintenance and Repair Contract (Area 10) are publicly available on Contracts Finder. I have included the links to these contracts below for ease:
https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finde...
https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finde...
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov....
As such the links to the information held online in respect of Areas 6 and 8 was included. Therefore I would be grateful if you could clarify which information you believe has not been provided to you.
Yours sincerely
Sian Jones| Lead Information Rights Officer | Information & Technology
Highways England | Piccadilly Gate | Store Street | Manchester | M1 2WD
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Dear FOI Advice,
i want all the exchanges relating to Kier taking over management of 6 and 8.
How come Amey now get 10. What's different
Yours sincerely,
Jacob Smith
Dear Mr Smith
Pls find our letter for a reduction of scope in your request.
I hope to hear from you soon.
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Dear Khan, Rizwana,
I reduce the scope of my request to pre-contract award exchanges.
Yours sincerely,
Jacob Smith
Dear Mr Smith
Thank you for your speedy response. Just to let you know that the new deadline for final response is now 8th March 2019 and we aim to have a response to you by then.
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Dear Mr Smith
Pls find attached our response to your request below.
Pls ensure you quote ref 768,554 in any future correspondence.
Regards
Rizwana Khan
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Dear Khan, Rizwana,
Send me everything you have done and got so far and an explanation of the rationale for awarding the contract to Kier.
Yours sincerely,
Jacob Smith
Dear Mr Smith
Please find attached our response to your request below.
The outcome of the Public Interest Test will be sent to you by 17 April.
If you have any further question then pls ensure you quote ref 768,554 in any future correspondence.
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the response reads:
'I am writing regarding your request for information, received on 10.03.19. In that
request, you confirmed a reduction of scope of your request to everything Highways
England has done and got so far and an explanation of the rationale for awarding the
contract to Kier.
I wish to notify you that a Public Interest test is being conducted on the information
we have gathered so far (exemption S.43 (1) & 92) and S.40 (2)) and I hope to be
able to provide you with the outcome of the PIT by 17 April 2019.
In response to your request for an explanation of the rationale for awarding the
contract to Kier. Highways England and Amey Highways Ltd made a joint decision to
conclude the Area 6 and 8 Asset Support Contracts (ASC) in the East region, two
years ahead of the planned contract end date, on 31 March 2017. This was an
unforeseen situation that did not allow sufficient time to tender and mobilise a new
contract safely, or to effectively implement the company’s latest Asset Delivery
business model. Following consideration of several options the company took the
decision to utilise the company’s existing adjacent ASC supplier, Kier to ‘step-in’ to
provide a routine maintenance service from 1 April 2017.'
Amey could not make money on the contract. Possibly the use of Kier for this ASC should be considered in relation to the lack of transparency referred to here:http://www.englandhighways.co.uk/no-rate...
Dear Mr Smith
Further to my email below, pls find attached our response which includes the outcome of the PIT. Apologies for the one day delay in getting this to you, I was out of office with no access to my emails.
If you have any further questions then pls ensure you quote 768,554 in all future correspondence.
Regards
Rizwana Khan
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Dear Khan, Rizwana,
Where's everything about why it happened, discussions beforehand and what you did to stop it.
I'm still awaiting the Area 6 and 8 information. I have asked you where the information is online. A company that bids for a large contract worth millions doesn't just give it up. There would be notice, consideration, evaluation, discussion, review and approaches to others about taking on the works. I am expecting to be provided all of this but you have given me nothing. If it is not online, send me what you can.
Amey have been awarded Area 10. What's the difference in contracts and what is different that Amey can make money in Area 10 ?
Yours sincerely,
Jacob Smith
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What unforeseen situation?
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It's your words in
Official sensitive IDC minutes 2017 03 28 Redacted 15042019 Redacted.pdf
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Pls find attached our response to your questions below.
I also attach our previous response to you ref 766,614.
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Dear Highways England Company Limited,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Highways England Company Limited's handling of my FOI request 'Area 10'.
What unforeseen situation?
How can you say you have answered this when i have only just raised it cause you've only just used the words?
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/a...
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Dear Mr Smith,
Thank you for your e-mail.
Unfortunately I think there has been some confusion around which question Highways England response dated 7 May 2019 was referring to. The response provided on 7 May 2019 was in relation to your e-mail dated 20 April 2019 where you asked -
Where's everything about why it happened, discussions beforehand and what you did to stop it.
I'm still awaiting the Area 6 and 8 information. I have asked you where the information is online. A company that bids for a large contract worth millions doesn't just give it up. There would be notice, consideration, evaluation, discussion, review and approaches to others about taking on the works. I am expecting to be provided all of this but you have given me nothing. If it is not online, send me what you can.
Amey have been awarded Area 10. What's the difference in contracts and what is different that Amey can make money in Area 10 ?
The question you have stated below 'what unforeseen circumstance?' was provided at a later date 25 April 2019 and clarified on 29 April 2019. The team are still looking into this question and will provide a response in due course. Yesterdays response was not in relation to this question but because it appears under the same request title (Area 10) as the 20 April question it may have appeared that it was.
As I have mentioned above as the team are still looking to provide a response to the 'unforeseen circumstance' question can you please confirm if you would still like an internal review at this time in relation to this question.
I hope I have clarified the situation and I look forward to hearing from you in due course in relation to the internal review request.
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Dear Mr Smith
Thank you for your question below.
Further to our response to you under FOI 768,554 sent on 18/4/19 you emailed me a follow up question on 25/4/19 asking '' What unforeseen situation?''
I would refer you to the full business case we provided you (see attached) as part of our response sent 18/4/19. The business case provides the information you seek and answers your question, specifically in section 1.5 (i) page 9.
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Dear Khan, Rizwana,
Highways England and Amey Highways Ltd made a joint decision to conclude the Area 6 and 8
Asset Support Contracts (ASC) in the East region, two years ahead of the planned contract end
date, on 31 March 2017. This was an unforeseen situation that did not allow sufficient time to
tender and mobilise a new contract safely, or to effectively implement the new Asset Delivery
business model.
I get it was unforeseen leading up to the point at which it was announced but it happened. What caused it to happen, there should be letters to and fro about the decision and meetings at least.
Right after yours I get a response to the 'unforeseen circumstance' I think. So as they are still got giving me what I want I’d would still like an internal review
The paragraph you’ve sent me to is why you didn’t see it coming, not why it happened. I can only guess that you terminated the contract for poor performance. Is this what happened? So where’s all this information about quality management mechanisms not deliver the required outcomes in
this case, affected service levels and the ongoing performance of the contracts?
I don’t even know who approached who first. Someone in the relationship got upset and wanted out.
Yours sincerely,
Jacob Smith
Dear Mr Smith
Please find attached the internal review reference: 770,420 of your
Freedom of Information request reference 768,554.
Yours Sincerely
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allegations made to Sarah Green 21/06/2017.
21/09/2018, inquiry concluded.