Dear Helen Skea

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information about:

Children and YP residential and supported living

Your request was received on 23/01/2024 and is being handled under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your query has been given the reference 00206457.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case I will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before I will proceed to deal with your request.
You should receive the information requested within 20 working days unless
the Council does not hold the information or there is a reason for it to
be withheld. I will write to you in any event.
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Information Commissioner's Office - Wales

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Churchill Way,

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

029 20678400

[email address]

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Officer

Legal Services

Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg

tel / ffôn: 01446 700111

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Dear Helen Skea

Thank you for your request for information regarding Children and YP residential and supported living, which we received on the 23rd of January 2024.

The information that you have requested is detailed below.

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.

Young People's Service for the Vale of Glamorgan Council 2021:
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:...

The details we require are:

Q1)What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?
The standard Welsh Government HSG outcomes framework is used, along with void levels, time spent on project, successful move-on and service user participation/satisfaction..
Q2)Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages.
Llamau
Q3)Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date.
Not supplying - Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Q4) Start date & duration of framework/contract?
1st April 2021 - 31st March 2024.
Q5) Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
Yes, copy attached.
Q6) Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?
Yes there is an extension clause for up to 2 years.
Q7) Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?
The decision process is ongoing.
Q8)Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?
Hedd Wyn John, Supporting People Team Coordinator - [email address]

With regards to question 3 we are not providing details of the actual spend on the contract as we believe this to be exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Section 43(2) refers to information being exempt from disclosure if its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person (including the public authority holding it). Section 43 is a qualified exemption subject to the public interest test however we consider that the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing it. In reaching this conclusion we have taken into account the following factors:

Favouring withholding:
* The Council has a duty to protect the commercial interests of our suppliers, contractors and consultants;
* If information was disclosed this would distort the procurement process and so could make it more difficult for the Council to ensure it selected those bids which provide best value for money.

Favouring disclosing:
* Openness and transparency i.e. the public have a clear interest in knowing the terms of contracts awarded to public authorities given that contracts involve the spending of public money.

In accordance with Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and for the reasons stated above, this letter acts as a Refusal Notice to provide the information requested in question 3.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:
c/o The Monitoring Officer - [email address]
or by post to The Monitoring Officer, Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU..

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner's Office - Wales
Second Floor, Churchill House
Churchill Way,
Cardiff
CF10 2HH
029 20678400 / Fax:029 20678399
[email address]

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Officer
Legal Services
Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg
tel / ffôn: 01446 700111
mob / sym:
e-mail / e-bost: [email address] or [email address]

Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
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