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Dear Team,

Can you kindly provide answers to the following:

1. What highway asset management software(s) are you using?
2. How much does it cost per year and what is the total cost of the contract?
3. How many user licenses have you procured?
4. How long was this contract award?
5. What date is this contract due to renew?
6. How long have you been using this system?
7. Has a review of the system been carried out? If yes, which suppliers were considered? What route was taken to procure this e.g. tender?
8. What UKPMS software(s) are you using?
9. How much does it cost per year and what is the total cost of the contract?
10. How many user licenses have you procured?
11. What date is this contract due to renew?
12. How long have you been using this system?
13. Has a review of the system been carried out? If yes, which suppliers were considered? What route was taken to procure this e.g. tender?
14. What Street Works Noticing software(s) are you using?
15. How much does it cost per year and what is the total cost of the contract?
16. How many user licenses have you procured?
17. What date is this contract due to renew?
18. How long have you been using this system?

Kind regards

PPD - FOI, North East Lincolnshire Council

Dear Sir / Madam

 

I am pleased to acknowledge your request for information, which has been
allocated the reference number NELC/10294/1819.

Your request has been passed to the relevant department for processing and
you can expect your response within the 20 working day limit. If it will
take us longer than 20 working days to respond to you, we will inform you
of this and provide you with the expected date for receiving a response.

Further information about how we will deal with your Freedom of
Information requests is available on our website at:

[1]https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/council-infor....

Please feel free to contact me if you require any further information or
assistance quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

North East Lincolnshire Council

 

        

 

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PPD - FOI, North East Lincolnshire Council

Dear Sir / Madam

 

Thank you for your information request, reference number NELC/10294/1819.

 

Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act states that:

 

(1) Information is exempt information if it constitutes a trade secret.

 

(2) Information is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act
would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any
person (including the public authority holding it).

 

(3) The duty to confirm or deny does not arise if, or to the extent that,
compliance with section 1 (1) (a) would, or would be likely to, prejudice
the interests mentioned in subsection (2).

 

North East Lincolnshire Council deem that section 43 (2) applies and that
disclosure of the information, would prejudice the commercial interests of
a third party. 

 

Section 43 is a qualified exemption, and requires North East Lincolnshire
Council to consider the balance of public interest for the disclosure or
withholding of the requested information, before applying the exemption.
In assessing the public interest the following factors, were considered:

 

·         The public interest in understanding the activities of North
East Lincolnshire Council, to inform their decision making, allow them to
challenge the decisions and actions of the council and participate in
debate;

·         The public interest in ensuring North East Lincolnshire Council
can be held accountable for its decisions;

·         The public interest in ensuring North East Lincolnshire Council
are able to effectively provide services and deliver outcomes for the
community;

·         The effect disclosure would have on the commercial interest of
the third parties in a competitive environment.

·         The public interest in ensuring North East Lincolnshire Council
are providing value for money services.

 

Releasing this information may prejudice the commercial interests of other
software companies and the supplier themselves and any other company or
highway authority who use this software of other equivalent software.

 

North East Lincolnshire Council therefore deem that information in
relation to how much the asset management software and the total cost of
the contract is exempt from disclosure by virtue of Section 43 (2) of the
Freedom of Information Act.

 

However North East Lincolnshire Council does hold the following
information:

 

1.    What highway asset management software(s) are you using?

 

Symology Insight

 

2.    How much does it cost per year and what is the total cost of the
contract?

 

Exempt under Section 43 (2) of the Freedom of Information Act

 

3.    How many user licenses have you procured?

 

19

 

4.    How long was this contract award?

 

Annual renewal of software licence, no contract.

 

5.    What date is this contract due to renew?

 

Annual software licence renewal, no contract.

 

6.    How long have you been using this system?

 

22 years

 

7.    Has a review of the system been carried out?

 

Yes

 

8.    If yes, which suppliers were considered?

 

Confirm/ Mayrise/ 1 other

 

9.    What route was taken to procure this e.g. tender?

 

Software presentations and quotes from suppliers

 

10.  What UKPMS software(s) are you using?

 

Symology Insight

 

11.  How much does it cost per year and what is the total cost of the
contract?

 

Exempt under Section 43 (2) of the Freedom of Information Act

 

12.  How many user licenses have you procured?

 

As Q3.

 

13.  What date is this contract due to renew?

 

Annual software licence renewal, no contract.

 

14.  How long have you been using this system?

 

22 years

 

15.  Has a review of the system been carried out?

 

Yes

 

If yes, which suppliers were considered?

 

Confirm/ Mayrise/ 1 other 

 

What route was taken to procure this e.g. tender?

 

Software presentations and quotes from suppliers

 

16.  What Street Works Noticing software(s) are you using?

 

Symology Insight

 

17.  How much does it cost per year and what is the total cost of the
contract?

 

Exempt under Section 43 (2) of the Freedom of Information Act

 

18.  How many user licenses have you procured?

 

As Q3

 

19.  What date is this contract due to renew?

 

Annual software licence renewal, no contract.

 

20.  How long have you been using this system?

 

22 years

 

If you believe that your request for information has not been handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, you have the right to
request an internal review by the Council. Please be clear about which
elements of the Council’s response or handling of the request you are
unhappy with, and would like the Council to address during the internal
review process.  If following this you are still dissatisfied you may
contact the Office of the Information Commissioner. If you wish to request
an internal review, please contact me and I will make the necessary
arrangements.

 

Yours sincerely

 

North East Lincolnshire Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

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