Dear Mr Barnes

Thank you for your request for information received on 10/07/20190.  We
are currently processing your request in accordance with the relevant
legislation.

Your request is for information relating to procurement of consultancy
services.

(Please note this may be a summary of your request and full details, as
outlined in the request, will be sent to the team providing the response).

If you feel the information is inaccurate or requires amendment, please
notify us as soon as possible using the contact details provided below. 

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Team

Shropshire Council

Shirehall

Abbey Foregate

SHREWSBURY

SY2 6ND

Tel:                  01743 252179 / 252774 / 252747

Email:             [Shropshire Council request email]

Web:               [1]www.shropshire.gov.uk/access-to-information

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Dear Mr Barnes

Further to your FOI request, please see responses below:- 

The more detailed information requested is not held in a way that can be
reported from the system electronically. To provide a response would
require manual extraction and collation information. This is estimated to
take more than 18 hours of staff time to collate, which would exceed the
appropriate cost limit for Local Authorities of £450 (for providing
information under the Freedom of Information Act).

However, if you do have any specific questions relating to specific
Consultancy services we will be happy to provide such details if we are
able.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 this letter is a
refusal notice to this part of your request.  If you are dissatisfied with
the way your request has been handled, you may ask for an internal review.
Please contact The Information Governance Team, Legal and Democratic
Services, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND or email on
[1][Shropshire Council request email] if you wish to request a review. 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:  Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF. You can find more details at [2]www.ico.org.uk or by telephone on
0303 123 1113.

Please could you provide a breakdown of which mechanisms you procure
consultancy services from, specifically:

1.Do you use national procurement frameworks to procure consultancy?

a.If so, which frameworks do you use, Yes sometimes - CCS and other
national frameworks and what proportion of your consultancy spend over the
last 12 months has been on each of the frameworks you are part of.

2.Do you use third party neutral vendors/procurement solution providers
Yes sometimes (eg ESPO, Bloom, Procurement hub) to procure consultancy?

a.If so which do you use, A variety including Bloom and Scape and what
proportion of your consultancy spend over the last 12 months has been on
each of the vendors you use.

3.Do you use internal frameworks to procure consultancy? None that I am
aware of(IE frameworks that are not national, that you administer
yourselves or share with a small number of other local authorities) a.If
so what proportion of your consultancy spend over the last 12 months has
been on each of the frameworks you have and when will they expire/re-open
for applications.

4.Have you procured consultancy services through your own unique, project
specific tender processes? Yes from time to time(for example advertising
a tender for a specific consultancy piece of work) a.If so what proportion
of your consultancy spend was procured through this route, and where do
you advertise such opportunities?

5.Have you procured consultancy services through any other mechanisms in
the last 12 months? Only rarely and within our own Contract rules.(for
example direct awards). If so what proportion of your consultancy spend
was this for.

James Walton

Director of Finance, Governance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer)

Finance, Governance and Assurance

Shropshire Council

Shirehall

Abbey Foregate

Shrewsbury

SY2 6ND

Tel:          01743 25 8915

Mobile:   07458 11 7556

Email:      [3][email address]

Web        [4]www.shropshire.gov.uk

_______________________________________________________________________________

Chief Financial Officer (Section 151 Officer): Shropshire Council

Pension Scheme Administrator: Shropshire County Pension Fund

Treasurer: Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority

Treasurer: West Mercia Energy

Treasurer: Marches LEP

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Dear Mr Barnes

Thank you for your e-mail.

We do not have a fixed method of procurement for the type of services you have set out. We try to select the most appropriate route of procurement available given the nature of what is being procured and all other circumstances. We do sometimes use national pre-procured frameworks for such services or we seek quotations or undertake tendering ourselves dependent on the value of the services being procured.

James Walton
Director of Finance, Governance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer)

Finance, Governance and Assurance
Shropshire Council
Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND

Tel: 01743 25 8915
[mobile number]
Email: [email address]
Web www.shropshire.gov.uk

_______________________________________________________________________________
Chief Financial Officer (Section 151 Officer): Shropshire Council
Pension Scheme Administrator: Shropshire County Pension Fund
Treasurer: Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority
Treasurer: West Mercia Energy
Treasurer: Marches LEP
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