Information on Bikeability contracts

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Dear Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please can I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

a) Does your council provide a Bikeability training scheme, yes or no?
b) If yes, is the provision delivered in house or contracted out?
c) If contracted out, what was the contract start date and when is the planned end date?
d) Is there an option to extend the contract, yes or no?
e) Will you be re-tendering at the conclusion of the current contract?
f) If the provision is in-house, is there any intention to contract out in the future?

Thank you in advance of your reply.

Yours faithfully,

Phil Lewis

Data Protection, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

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Data Protection, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Lewis

Thank you for your email of the 23 January 2019 where you requested information about Bikeability contracts.

The information you requested is as follows.
  
The scheme is managed by One Trafford (Amey) on behalf of the Council.

a) Does your council provide a Bikeability training scheme, yes or no? YES
b) If yes, is the provision delivered in house or contracted out? In-house
c) If contracted out, what was the contract start date and when is the planned end date? N/A
d) Is there an option to extend the contract, yes or no? N/A
e) Will you be re-tendering at the conclusion of the current contract? N/A
f) If the provision is in-house, is there any intention to contract out in the future? No current plans

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Information Governance
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