FOIA request
Dear NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board FOI Team,
I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing contracts.
The details we require are:
• What mental health and emotional wellbeing contracts/services do you currently commission or deliver in house?
• If commissioned, how was the contract commissioned? Please confirm if it was direct award or via a formal procurement process.
• Please can you confirm the supplier/provider of each of these mental health and emotional wellbeing services/contracts?
• Please can you confirm the annual and total contract values of each of these contracts/services?
• Please can you confirm the start date & duration of each of these contracts?
• Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when these contracts were last advertised?
• Within these services, do you use a keyworker model for delivery?
• Please can you confirm if there is an extension clause in each of these contracts and, if so, the duration of the extension?
• Has a decision been made yet on whether each of these contracts is being either extended, direct awarded or recommissioned? And if so what is the decision?
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for each of these contracts?
• Are there any planned market engagement events for each of these contracts if they are being recommissioned?
• Are there any new mental health and emotional wellbeing contracts you intend to commission in the next 36 months that have already been confirmed/given permission to proceed?
Thank you for your help.
Rachel Billing
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
FOI Reference: 73174
Dear Rachel Billing,
I acknowledge receipt of your FOI request on behalf of Norfolk and Waveney
Integrated Care Board (ICB) which we received on 30^th May 2024.
A response to your request will be sent within 20 working days after
receipt, the date 27^th June 2024.
Yours sincerely
Elliot Bridgewater
On behalf of NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB
FOI team Arden & GEM CSU
Communications and Engagement
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
St. John’s House, East Street, Leicester, LE1 6NB
T: 01246 514965
E: [1][NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board request email]
W: [2]www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk
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Dear Rachel Billing
Further to the below the ICB is processing your request under the terms of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Section 1(1) of FOIA requires
us to confirm or deny whether we hold information requested. However, we
will need more time to consider your request. I will explain this further
below.
We have a duty to confirm or deny whether we hold information as soon as
possible and in any event within 20 working days after receiving your
request. However, the FOIA allows us to extend this deadline if a
qualified exemption applies and we need more time to consider where the
balance of the public interest lies. Please note that this means we are
not required to confirm or deny whether information is held until such
time as is reasonable in the circumstances.
Under section 43(3) of FOIA the duty to confirm or deny does not arise if
doing so would, or would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests
of any person.
We will need to take additional time (in accordance with section 10(3) of
FOIA) to consider whether the public interest favours (or does not) the
confirmation or denial whether we hold this information. The ICB has not
yet reached a decision on where the balance of the public interest lies,
so we will not be able to provide a full response within 20 working days.
We will endeavour to let you have a response by 25 July 2024 if not
sooner.
Kind regards
Lindsay Parker
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
St. John’s House, East Street, Leicester, LE1 6NB
T: 01246 514965
E: [1][NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board request email]
W: [2]www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk
[3]Twitter with link [4]Linked In with link [5]web no link
From: NORFOLKANDWAVENEYICB (NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS
COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT)
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 12:35 PM
To: 'Rachel Billing' <[FOI #1135245 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - FOIA request
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
FOI Reference: 73174
Dear Rachel Billing,
I acknowledge receipt of your FOI request on behalf of Norfolk and Waveney
Integrated Care Board (ICB) which we received on 30^th May 2024.
A response to your request will be sent within 20 working days after
receipt, the date 27^th June 2024.
Yours sincerely
Elliot Bridgewater
On behalf of NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB
FOI team Arden & GEM CSU
Communications and Engagement
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
St. John’s House, East Street, Leicester, LE1 6NB
T: 01246 514965
E: [6][NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board request email]
W: [7]www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk
[8]Description: cid:image004.jpg@01D03175.7654D4B0
Good afternoon Rachel Billing
Further to the below please see the ICB’s response attached.
Kind regards
Philip Humphreys
On behalf of Norfolk and Waveney ICB
From: NORFOLKANDWAVENEYICB (NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS
COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT)
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2024 12:57 PM
To: NORFOLKANDWAVENEYICB (NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS
COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT) <[NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board request email]>; Rachel
Billing <[FOI #1135245 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - FOIA request 73174
Dear Rachel Billing
Further to the below the ICB is processing your request under the terms of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Section 1(1) of FOIA requires
us to confirm or deny whether we hold information requested. However, we
will need more time to consider your request. I will explain this further
below.
We have a duty to confirm or deny whether we hold information as soon as
possible and in any event within 20 working days after receiving your
request. However, the FOIA allows us to extend this deadline if a
qualified exemption applies and we need more time to consider where the
balance of the public interest lies. Please note that this means we are
not required to confirm or deny whether information is held until such
time as is reasonable in the circumstances.
Under section 43(3) of FOIA the duty to confirm or deny does not arise if
doing so would, or would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests
of any person.
We will need to take additional time (in accordance with section 10(3) of
FOIA) to consider whether the public interest favours (or does not) the
confirmation or denial whether we hold this information. The ICB has not
yet reached a decision on where the balance of the public interest lies,
so we will not be able to provide a full response within 20 working days.
We will endeavour to let you have a response by 25 July 2024 if not
sooner.
Kind regards
Lindsay Parker
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
St. John’s House, East Street, Leicester, LE1 6NB
T: 01246 514965
E: [1][NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board request email]
W: [2]www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk
[3]Twitter with link [4]Linked In with link [5]web no link
From: NORFOLKANDWAVENEYICB (NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS
COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT)
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 12:35 PM
To: 'Rachel Billing' <[6][FOI #1135245 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - FOIA request
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
FOI Reference: 73174
Dear Rachel Billing,
I acknowledge receipt of your FOI request on behalf of Norfolk and Waveney
Integrated Care Board (ICB) which we received on 30^th May 2024.
A response to your request will be sent within 20 working days after
receipt, the date 27^th June 2024.
Yours sincerely
Elliot Bridgewater
On behalf of NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB
FOI team Arden & GEM CSU
Communications and Engagement
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
St. John’s House, East Street, Leicester, LE1 6NB
T: 01246 514965
E: [7][NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board request email]
W: [8]www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk
[9]Description: cid:image004.jpg@01D03175.7654D4B0
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