Procurement of construction consultancy and contractor services

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Dear Thanet District Council,

In my request below, when I mention ‘construction consultancy services’ I am referring to Architectural Services, Civil and Structural Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Clerk of Works, Energy and Sustainability Consultancy, Health & Safety Advisory or Principal Designer services, Cost Consultancy, Project Management, Interior Designer and Building Surveying.

Please could you provide me with responses to the following:

1. How you currently procure construction consultancy services, if via a framework(s) can you list the names of the framework(s) used.

2. The total value spent on construction consultancy services in the past 2 years, broken down by year.

3. The names of the suppliers who provided these services, with a percentage break down of the spend by supplier over the period.

4. How you currently procure building contractor services, if via a framework(s) can you list the names of the framework(s) used.

5. The names of the suppliers who provided these services, with a percentage break down of the spend by supplier over the period.

6. Which suppliers provided these services, with a percentage break down of the value distribution.

7. A copy of your current estates / property plan / strategy (or similar) and the value of your estates/property budget for the next two years.

8. A list of the schemes currently in Planning, pre-planning and consultation.

9. Who is the Thanet District Council representative responsible for the procurement of professional services.

Yours faithfully,

Malcolm Knight

TDC FOI, Thanet District Council

Information Governance Officer
Thanet District Council
Margate
CT9 1XZ
01843 577247

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TDC FOI, Thanet District Council

Receipt for FOI 3729

 

Dear Mr. Knight,

 

Thank you for your Freedom Of Information  (FOI) dated 02/04/2020. 

 

I can confirm that we have received your request and are now processing
it. Our reference number for your request is FOI 3729. We will look to
make a full disclosure of the information requested by 04/05/2020 at the
latest. We will let you know if there are any issues processing your
request and if there will be any delays regarding collating the
information you have requested.

 

Kind regards

Information Governance Officer
Thanet District Council
Margate
CT9 1XZ
01843 577247
On Thu, 2 Apr 2020 at 13:17, TDC FOI <[1][email address]> wrote:

Information Governance Officer
Thanet District Council
Margate
CT9 1XZ
01843 577247

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TDC FOI Support, Thanet District Council

Dear Mr Knight,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 2 April 2020. 

The response to your request is set out below:

Q.1 The Council sources Consultancy Service requirements in keeping with
the Council's Contract Standing Orders which includes direct/open invite
and/or use of compliant framework agreements as follows:

£0 - £9999.99 requirement is one written quote in advance.

£10K to £100,000k 3 written quotes in advance via sourcing through the
Kent Business Portal either: Open/Select process/or sourcing from a
framework agreement.

£100,000k to EU threshold - Invite of Tenders via sourcing through the
Kent Business Portal either: Open/Select process/ or sourcing from a
framework agreement.
EU Service threshold and above - advertised via OJEU or sourcing via an EU
compliant Framework Agreement-via the Kent Business Portal.

Q.2 The information you have requested is exempt under section 21 of the
FOI Act because it is reasonably accessible to you, and I am pleased to
inform you that you can access it via the following link:
[1]https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/mon...

Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act exempts disclosure of
information that is reasonably accessible by other means, and the terms of
the exemption mean that we do not have to consider whether or not it would
be in the public interest for you to have the information.

Q.3 Please see response to Q.2

Q.4 The council sources building contractor services in keeping with the
Council's Contract Standing Orders as provided in response to Q1

Q.5  Please see response to Q.2

Q.6  Please see response to Q.2

Q.7 The information you have requested is exempt under section 21 of the
FOI Act because it is reasonably accessible to you, and I am pleased to
inform you that you can access it via the following link:
[2]https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/ass...

Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act exempts disclosure of
information that is reasonably accessible by other means, and the terms of
the exemption mean that we do not have to consider whether or not it would
be in the public interest for you to have the information.     

Q.8     The information you have requested is exempt under section 21 of
the FOI Act because it is reasonably accessible to you, and I am pleased
to inform you that you can access it via the following link:
[3]https://planning.thanet.gov.uk/online-ap...

Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act exempts disclosure of
information that is reasonably accessible by other means, and the terms of
the exemption mean that we do not have to consider whether or not it would
be in the public interest for you to have the information.    

Q.9 Delegated to different people as per the Council's delegation
arrangements.

If you are unhappy with the way your enquiry has been dealt with, you may
ask for an internal review by submitting a request within one month of the
date of this response. Further information on the internal review process
can be found here:
[4]https://www.thanet.gov.uk/your-services/...

Your request should be addressed to the Information Governance Manager,
Thanet District Council, PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate, CT9 1XZ or by
emailing [5][email address].   

If you are still dissatisfied after an internal review, you may appeal to
the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9
5AF.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Officer
Thanet District Council
Margate
CT9 1XZ
01843 577247

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