Dear Ms Palmer,

Thank you for your email of 4 January 2023 to Ards and North Down Borough Council.

We confirm your request regarding procurement will be processed as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You will receive the information you have requested within 20 working days of the date of receipt of your request by the Council unless the Council does not hold the information or there is a reason to withhold all or part of the information requested. The Council will write to you in any event.

For further information in relation to the Freedom of Information Act we would refer you to the Information Commissioner's Office website, www.ico.org.uk

If you wish to discuss the above, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Regards,

FOI Team
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Town Hall
The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
Tel: 0300 013 3333

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Dear Ms Palmer,

We refer to the above matter and write further to our acknowledgement email of 4 January 2023.

Ards and North Down Borough Council has processed your request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and please see the Council’s response below.

From 1/4/2019 for each financial year.

1 - The number of Direct Award Contracts issued - detailed by company awarded to, value of contract
Since 1 April 2019 there have been 24no Direct Award Contracts (see attached document). Please note that personal data has been redacted within the attached recorded information. The names of individual sole traders who would hold a reasonable expectation their personal data would not be disclosed to the world at large have been redacted in accordance with section 40(3A)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on the basis disclosure would contravene the first data protection principle of lawful, fair and transparent processing.

2 - The number of challenges received to procurement processes - detailed by contract name, value of contract
Since 1 April 2019 there has been 1no challenge received – “Tender for the Loading, Delivery and Treatment of Collected Glass Containers in the Borough of Ards and North Down”, contract value approx. £500,000 over a 5yr period.

Within the current financial year please provide all contracts that are currently operating outside of a competitively procured process - detailed by company, services being provided, expenditure to date
Information contained in the attached document.

Should you require clarification on any part of this response, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We trust this is of assistance. However, should you be unhappy with the response you may request an Internal Review by contacting [Ards and North Down Borough Council request email]. Please note that requests for Internal Reviews must be submitted within two months from the date of this response. Further information on the Internal Review process is available on the Council’s website. In the event you are unhappy with the outcome of any Internal Review conducted by Council you may apply to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a review of our response. Please note that the ICO generally expects Internal Reviews to be completed prior to reviewing the decisions of public bodies.

Regards,

FOI Team
Ards and North Down Borough Council
City Hall
The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
Tel: 0300 013 3333

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