Our Ref: 3328501

03-MAR-10

Dear Mr Taylor,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I acknowledge your request for information received on 02-MAR-2010.

Your request is being considered and if the information requested is held
by the County Council it will be sent to you within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act
2000, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a
reference to a third party.

If appropriate, the information will be provided in paper copy, normal
font size. If you require alternative formats, e.g. language, audio,
large print, etc. then please let me know.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions that may
prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the exempt
information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the
case, including your rights of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to
release the information to you.

There may a fee payable for this information to cover photocopying,
postage and any other production costs. This will be considered and you
will be informed if a fee is payable. In this event the fee must be paid
before the information is processed and released. The 20 working day time
limit for responses is suspended until receipt of the payment.

In line with the Information Commissioner's directive on the disclosure of
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 your request will
form part of our disclosure log. Therefore, a version of our response
which will protect your anonymity will be posted on Durham County Council
website.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact:

The Information Management Team

Durham County Council

Assistant Chief Executive's Office

Room 4/10

County Hall

Durham

DH1 5UF

Tel: 0191 383 3815

Email: [Durham County Council request email]

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 745

Fax: 01625 524 510

Email: [email address]

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Neale Boswell

Freedom of Information Team

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Our Ref: 3328501

10-MAR-10

Dear Mr Taylor,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Your request for information on the PFI for University Hospital of North
Durham, received on 02-MAR-2010, has now been considered.

You requested: I am interested in information for the PFI for University
Hospital of North Durham. View from PartnershipUK site:
http://www.partnershipsuk.org.uk/PUK-Cas...

My questions: 1. Can you please tell me how many companies submitted an
application for the tender of this PFI? 2. Can you please supply copies of
the actual applications each company made please? 3. The actual PFI went
to: Consort Healthcare (Durham) Limited. This is owned as follows: Balfour
Beatty 50% Royal Bank of Scotland 50% Was one contract signed between
Sunderland Council and the company named: Consort Healthcare (Durham)
Limited? Or was 2 differing contracts drafted and signed with each company
concerned above? 4. Can you supply me with the said contract/s asked in
question 3 please?

Our response: Durham County Council has had no involvement in this
process. The public authority responsible is North Durham Acute NHS Trust
sponsored by the Department of Health.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact:

The Information Management Team

Durham County Council

Assistant Chief Executive's Office

Room 4/10

County Hall

Durham

DH1 5UF

Tel: 0191 383 3815

Email: [Durham County Council request email]

After you have exhausted our internal appeals procedure you also have a
right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 745

Fax: 01625 524 510

Email: [email address]

Most of the documents that we provide in response to Freedom of
Information Act requests will be subject to copyright protection. In most
cases the copyright will be owned by Durham County Council. The copyright
in other documents may be owned by another person or organisation, as
indicated on the documents themselves.

You are free to use any documents supplied for your own use, including for
non-commercial research purposes. The documents may also be used for the
purposes of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for
example, by publishing the documents or issuing copies to the public will
require the permission of the copyright owner.

For documents where the copyright is owned by Durham County Council,
please contact me for details of the conditions on re-use.

For documents where the copyright is owned by another person or
organisation, you would need to apply to the copyright owner to obtain
their permission.

Yours sincerely,

Neale Boswell

Information Management

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