Mayors Challenge Fund (Bee Network) Bid Documents for the Tranche 6 Bee Network Schemes

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Dear Transport for Greater Manchester,

Further to my recent request for the Bid Document for Trafford's Bee Network Schemes (https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m...), I am requesting similar for all of the Tranche 6 Schemes for all GM Local Authorities.

That is, for each Mayors Challenge Fund (Bee Network) scheme with programme entry approved in Tranche 6 (late 2019), please provide me with:
- The original bid document submitted to TfGM along with any supporting documents submitted with it for the purposes of securing Programme Entry status.

Yours faithfully,

A. J. Bell

FOI, Transport for Greater Manchester

FOIA Ref:                2020/0049

 

Dear A J Bell

 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
2000/ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004

 

We acknowledge with thanks your request for information held by TfGM which
was received at this office on 03/03/2020.

 

Information requested as set out below:

 

Further to my recent request for the Bid Document for Trafford's Bee
Network Schemes
([1]https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1j95Vi...),
I am requesting similar for all of the Tranche 6 Schemes for all GM Local
Authorities.

 

That is, for each Mayors Challenge Fund (Bee Network) scheme with
programme entry approved in Tranche 6 (late 2019), please provide me with:

- The original bid document submitted to TfGM along with any supporting
documents submitted with it for the purposes of securing Programme Entry
status.

 

 

We write to advise you that your request is being dealt with and
considered under either the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(“FOIA”), or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (“EIRs”)
(whichever is deemed most relevant to your request).  We will endeavour to
respond to you within 20 working days (counting the first working day
after the request is received as the first day).

 

Please note that the FOIA and EIRs cover all recorded information held by
a public authority, and does not require that authority to create new
information for the purposes of responding to your request.  In some
circumstances there may be a charge applicable, if this is the case, we
will advise you on this in due course.

Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

Nicola Tetley

Paralegal

Transport for Greater Manchester

 

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Dear FOI,

I appreciate the current global situation might be delaying this response, please can you get back to me with a rough timeline for when I can expect it?

Many thanks and kind regards,
Yours sincerely,

A. J. Bell

FOI, Transport for Greater Manchester

Dear A J Bell

Thank you for your email. I appreciate your patience and I am working to get your response as soon as possible. I hope to respond to you by the end of this week.

Kind regards

Nicola

Nicola Tetley
Paralegal
Transport for Greater Manchester

2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BG
Direct line 0161 244 1044, Extension 701044
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Dear FOI,

Thanks for the update. Might I still see a response today?

Many thanks and kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

A. J. Bell

FOI, Transport for Greater Manchester

Dear A J Bell

I am hopeful that I will be able to get a response out to you for request 2020/0047 Hyde Road however due to the size of 2020/0049 Tranche 6 this is likely to be mid next week.

Kind regards

Nicola

Nicola Tetley
Paralegal
Transport for Greater Manchester

2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BG
Direct line 0161 244 1044, Extension 701044
www.tfgm.com

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Dear FOI,

I'm just writing to check (with a full understanding of the difficulties of the current situation) whether this information is still on track for today or whether I should expect it tomorrow, Friday, or later?

Yours sincerely,

A. J. Bell

FOI, Transport for Greater Manchester

Dear A J Bell

Apologies, it is likely to be early next week. Please rest assured that I am working on your request and thank you for your patience.

Kind regards

Nicola

Nicola Tetley
Paralegal
Transport for Greater Manchester

2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BG
www.tfgm.com

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Dear FOI,

Good afternoon, I am just wondering (once again with a full appreciation of the difficulties of the current situation) whether I can expect these documents today or if there's an updated estimated day I'll receive them.

I hope you're keeping well in these times,
Many thanks and kind regards!

A. J. Bell

FOI, Transport for Greater Manchester

Dear A J Bell

I appreciate your understand and I am working hard to get the information out to you as soon as I can.

Progress is being made with your request and I hope to get a response out to you by the end of next week. I have the data you have requested and I am in the process of redacting personal and sensitive information. I will then proceed to get it approved asap and out to you.

Kind regards

Nicola

Nicola Tetley
Paralegal
Transport for Greater Manchester

2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BG
www.tfgm.com

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Dear Nicola,

Many thanks for your continued support with this labour intensive request throughout this busy period. Please let me know if there's a convenient address to send some chocolates to!

I was just wondering if this might still be available tomorrow or if it might be slightly later, which is of course completely understandable.

Many thanks and kind regards,

A. J. Bell

FOI, Transport for Greater Manchester

Dear A J Bell

It was my hope to get some information to you on Friday but unfortunately I was unable to do this. I want to update you on where I am up to. I have put in for our approval process information relating to bids submitted to Bolton, Bury, GMCA, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford. Having conversed with senior managers this morning I am hopeful to get this information out to you sometime this week.

Both the Salford and Oldham bids contained very sensitive information and I am liaising with these districts to ensure the proper redactions have been put in place before the information in the public domain. I have not heard back from them yet and I will release them when I have the approvals.

Kind regards

Nicola

Nicola Tetley
Paralegal
Transport for Greater Manchester

2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BG

www.tfgm.com

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FOI, Transport for Greater Manchester

1 Attachment

Dear A J Bell

 

Please find attached response to your FOI request. Within the attached
document there is a link to the documents you have request. Oldham’s bids
are still outstanding and I will get these to you as soon as possible.

 

Many thanks for your patience.

 

Kind regards

 

Nicola

 

Nicola Tetley

Paralegal

Transport for Greater Manchester

 

2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BG

Direct line 0161 244 1044, Extension 701044

[1]www.tfgm.com

 

Please note I am out of the office on a Wednesday.

 

Please don't print this email unless you really need to.

 

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Dear FOI,

Thank you ever so much for providing all this info at such a difficult time. I really appreciate it, and hope you are doing well.

Yours sincerely,

A. J. Bell