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Liverpool
L69 3JD
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Tom Smith
FOI 2297
31/03/2023
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Dear Mr Smith,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request received on the 9th of March
2023. Your request has been handled under the FOI Act 2000.
FOI reference
Your request for information was as follows:
Occupational Health:
https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder
.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F319341a8-243e-4c69-88d4-
894e23074125&data=05%7C01%7Cdbsfoi%40dbs.gov.uk%7C9ff500846c424e1d2a0b08
db2087ff81%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C63813954069548
7963%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBT
iI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qOPtsgR3%2F24QBZtG
YHtrbHXvL3KH2H%2Byq0E5c8IU6ck%3D&reserved=0
The details we require are:
• What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?
• Suppliers who applied for inclusion on the contract and were successful & not successful
at the PQQ & ITT stages
• Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract
to the current date
• Expected end date of the contract?
• Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders
for when this contract was last advertised?
• Is there an extension clause in the contract and, if so, the duration of the extension?
• Has a decision been made yet on whether the contract is being either extended or
renewed?
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?
Response
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment
decisions each year by processing and issuing DBS checks for England, Wales, the
Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. DBS also maintains the adults' and children's Barred
Lists and makes considered safeguarding decisions as to whether an individual should be
included on one or both lists and barred from engaging in regulated activity.
1. The framework was let by ESPO who should be contacted regarding this
information.
ESPO - Procurement services for the public sector
2. See response to point 1. ESPO should be contacted regarding this information.
3. £143,062.95.
4. The current expiry date is 15/07/23. There is an option to extend the contract until
15/07/24.
5. The ‘bid pack’ has been provided via the PDF attachment accompanying this
response. Annexes A – C have been removed as they are internal Human
Resources policies and not directly relevant to the product specification for this
contract; Annexes D – E have been provided, however information within Annex E
relating to service levels and a service credit table has been redacted.
6. Yes, there are two extension periods in the contract – period one from 16th July
2022 to 15th July 2023, and period two from 16th July 2023 to 15th July 2024.
7. We are in the first extension period. Notice has not yet been given regarding the
potential second extension period.
8. The information you have requested is exempt from disclosure under section 40(2)
of the FOI Act. This exempts personal data if disclosure would breach any of the
data protection principles. We therefore consider that the information you request
would breach the first data protection principle and is therefore exempt under
Section 40 (2) by virtue of Section 40 (3)(i) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please note the information provided is in response to this specific request and should not
be compared with any other information previously released.
Information disclosed in response to this FOI request is releasable to the public. In
keeping with the spirit and effect of the FOI Act and the government’s Transparency
Agenda, this letter and the information disclosed to you may be placed on GOV.UK,
together with any related information that will provide a key to its wider context. No
information identifying you will be placed on the GOV.UK website.
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F www.ico.org.uk. Yours sincerely
DBS FOI Team
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