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Legal justification for Modification of Managed Service Contract

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Dear Innovate UK,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Agri-Epi Centre, Easter Bush Roslin, Edinburgh, EH260BA

I am approaching you directly as I note that the Centres for Agricultural Innovation are a collaborative model between the agri-tech sector and government and my request relates to the publication of a public tender notice.

I am writing specifically in relation to the following framework agreement titled: Neutral Vendor and/or Managed Service Provider for the Supply of Multi Specialism Services Frameworks - Reference: 002-1019t. Awarded 30th December 2019.

Please may you provide me with the following in relation to the framework agreement:
1. A copy of the above-mentioned framework agreement
2. Details of the legal justification for the use of modification notices dated 8th February ’21 and 12th Feb ‘21
3. Details of the contracting authorities currently accessing the framework
4. Details of the suppliers that can be accessed through the framework
5. The total spend through the framework since go live
6. The titles and recipients of the engagements that are currently live through the framework

Please provide the information in text format.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined, I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request, my details are outlined below.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Best wishes,

Yours faithfully,

Monica Davies

Information Rights Team,

Dear Ms Davies,

Thank you for your email of 8 October. We can confirm that your email has
been received by the Information Rights team and your query will be
responded to in due course.

The reference number for your request is FOI2021/00453 .

Kind regards,

Information Governance
Information Rights Team
UK Research and Innovation
[Innovate UK request email] | [email address]

Information Rights Team,

Dear Ms Davies

Reference: FOI2021/00453

Our response to your above information request can be accessed by
following this link:
https://ukri.disclosurelog.co.uk/case/19...

Kind regards

Information Governance
Information Rights Team
UK Research and Innovation
[Innovate UK request email] | [email address]

Dear Innovate UK,

Reference: FOI2021/00453

Thank you for your response to my freedom of information request.

I appreciate your clarification that UKRI do not hold the specific information requested and your confirmation that Innovate UK funds are provided to the Agri-Epi Centre.

Please could I politely request details of the amount of funding Innovate UK provide to each Agri-Epi Centre and the conditions of the funding that must be met by the receiving centre.

I look forward to your reply.

Yours faithfully,

Monica Davies

Information Rights Team,

Dear Monica,

Thank you for your email of 11 February. We can confirm that your email
has been received by the Information Rights team and your query will be
responded to in due course.

The reference number for your request is FOI2022/00047 .

Kind regards,

Information Governance
Information Rights Team
UK Research and Innovation
[Innovate UK request email] | [email address]

Information Rights Team,

Dear Monica Davies

Reference: FOI2022/00047

I am writing in regard to your Freedom of Information request of the above
reference number received by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on 11
February.

I can confirm that UKRI holds the information in scope of your request;
however, we believe that some of the information may be exempt under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

As we are considering the application of section 43, commercial interests,
UKRI is required to apply a Public Interest Test in relation to these
matters and is permitted to extend the response date by an addition 20
working days to do so.

As this is the case UKRI will endeavour to provide a response to you as
soon as possible and no later than 11th April.

Further information from the Information Commissioners' Office on the FOIA
exemptions can be found on the below link:

[1]https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/gui...

Kind regards,

Samantha Bloxham

Information Governance
Information Rights Team
UK Research and Innovation
[2][Innovate UK request email]

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Information Rights Team,

Reference: FOI2022/00047

Our response to your above information request can be accessed by
following this link:
https://ukri.disclosurelog.co.uk/case/95...

Kind regards

Information Governance
Information Rights Team
UK Research and Innovation
[Innovate UK request email] | [email address]

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