Management of Corporate Estates and Maintenance

Marta Nass made this Freedom of Information request to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Dear Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
I know that I tried to approach before but several bodies said that DEFRA hold the information, so please if you can provide the data regarding below mentioned body I will be most grateful:
I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, the following information regarding the facilities management approach of Veterinary Medicines Directorate :
- How are facilities management services (hard FM, soft FM or TFM) handled across your estates?
- If any services are outsourced, which services and to which suppliers?
- What are the start dates and durations of these contracts, including the end date, and which services are included in each?
- What are the values of the contracts?
- Is there an extension clause in the contract(s) and if so, what is the duration of the extension?
- Has a decision been made yet on whether the contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?
- What is the job title of the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for the contract(s)?
- Do you utilise any outsourced helpdesk or FM integrator services? If so, with which supplier(s)?
- Which software solution(s) are used to manage your corporate property/assets including facilities management (CAFM)?

Yours faithfully,

Marta Nass

SM-Defra-Helpline, Defra (MCU), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs



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Dear Marta Nass,

Please find attached the response to your request of 25th June for
information on Management of Corporate Estates and Maintenance for the
Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Team

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