Dear Mr Islam

Thank you for your email.  I cannot find this FOI logged on our system. 
Did you receive an acknowledgment or have a reference please.

Regards

Jane Jones

Information  Governance Officer

Governance Directorate

Complaints and Information

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

6^th Floor, Mulberry Place

5 Clove Crescent
London E14 2BG

Tel: 0207 364 2197

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Hi

I am going to log this now and get them to process it as urgent. I apologise for any inconvenience I do not know why it did not come through.

Thank you

Jane Jones
Information  Governance Officer
Governance Directorate
Complaints and Information
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
6th Floor, Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent
London E14 2BG

Tel: 0207 364 2197
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
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Information request
Our reference: 40994933

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Dear Mr Islam
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 13 January
2023  requesting:

Dear Tower Hamlets Borough Council,
In 2022 you issued an RFQ to a number of suppliers via email as detailed
below. The selected supplier was ARUP who also work for the Chinese
applicant.
Where is the public record of this procurement?
What was the value of the procurement?
How was ARUP selected over the other 5 suppliers?
What assurances did ARUP provide regarding impartiality and conflicts of
interest?
What were the risk mitigations considered by the procuring team relating
to these issues.?
Subject: URGENT - Tender Request for PA/21/01327: Royal Mint Court
*RE-ISSUED WITH AMENDED RESPONSE DATE*
Please see below request relating to a quotation for a Blast Assessment at
the above site. Whilst it is not usual practice for us to email directly,
there has been an issue
with the RFQ system and I did not want this to cause any delays.
The official request will be sent to your procurement section / email
first thing on Monday morning however, I wanted to ensure that the
information reached the relevant team
immediately.
Dear XXXX,
I write with regard to obtaining a FEE QUOTE to provide a Blast Assessment
for a planning application, the details of which are as follows:
Application Reference: PA/21/01327
Location: Royal Mint Court, London, EC3N 4QN
Proposal: Redevelopment of the site to provide an embassy (Sui Generis use
class), involving the refurbishment and restoration of the Johnson Smirke
Building (Grade II listed),
partial demolition, remodelling and refurbishment of Seaman's Registry
(Grade II listed), with alterations to the west elevation of the building,
the retention, part demolition, alterations and extensions to Murray House
and Dexter House, the erection of a
standalone entrance pavilion building, alterations to the existing
boundary wall and demolition of substation, associated public realm and
landscaping, highway works, car and cycle parking and all ancillary and
associated works.
The application is submitted on behalf of the applicant, Chinese Embassy
UK, by their appointed planning agent, DP9.
This review should be undertaken with the benefit of a site visit for a
Blast Assessment to assess the potential for:
Vulnerability to blast
Impact of blast
Mitigation / protection from blast options if required
The Counter Terrorism Security Advisor of the Metropolitan Police has set
the parameters as being ………. They anticipate discussing the exact
locations with the blast assessor
to identify the most relevant locations. They have in mind four locations
and request early and open discussion with the blast assessor following
appointment. The impact of blasts on the development as well as
neighbouring buildings should be assessed and
any mitigation advice provided.
I would be grateful if you could provide a QUOTE by 5pm on Wednesday 20TH
April 2022 for undertaking this review work, together with a projected
timescale for completing the
assessment.
In providing a quotation, please could you also certify that you have not
undertaken any work on behalf of the applicant in relation to this
development proposal and that
you have no other conflicts of interest that would prevent you from being
appointed.
 
 
Jane Jones
Information  Governance Officer
Governance Directorate
Complaints and Information
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
6th Floor, Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent
London E14 2BG
Tel: 0207 364 2197
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
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We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000  and we aim to send a response by 10 February 2023.
 
In some case, a fee may be payable. If we decide a fee is payable, we will
send you a fee notice and we will require you to pay the fee before
proceeding with your request.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000  may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions  apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal review and
to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
We will also advise you if we cannot provide you with the information
requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
 
Yours faithfully
 
 
Jane Jones
Information Governance Officer
Legal Services
020 7364 2197
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Information request
Our reference: 40994933

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Dear Mr Islam
Your request for information has been considered under the requirements of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I can confirm that the information requested is held by Tower Hamlets
Council and is attached to this email. 

The information has also been put on the [1]Council's Disclosure Log,
where you can also search for information supplied on other topics.

The Council's website www.towerhamlets.gov.uk contains a section on the
Freedom of Information Act that lists other publications readily available
from the Council under its Publication Scheme.

Conditions for the re-use of information where the copyright is owned by
the London Borough of Tower Hamlets can be found on our website.

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
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to:
 
Complaints and Information
Tower Hamlets Town Hall
160 Whitechapel Road
London
E1 1BJ
[email address] 
 
If you are still dissatisfied with the Council's response after the
internal review you have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner
at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 01625 545 700
Website: www.ico.gov.uk 
 

Yours faithfully
 
 
Jane Jones
Information Governance Officer
Legal Services
020 7364 2197
[email address]
 
 

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