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Dear Mr Douglas,

INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information which will be dealt with under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

If you have any queries about this matter please contact us. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Kind regards,
 
Julia

Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF

Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk

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Dear Mr Douglas,
10491 - due date 23.03.2022
Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to your request.
Unfortunately, an Internal Review can only be completed when a request has
been responded to. We have spoken to the service area who are working on
your request, and they have confirmed that they are currently working on
your request.
Once again, please accept our apologies for this delay and any
inconvenience this may have caused.
Kind regards,

Information Governance Office

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From: Orona Key Accounts <[FOI #835692 email]>
Sent: 26 April 2022 09:54
To: FOI Mailbox <[Northumberland County Council request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Provision of
Statutory Maintenance - Passenger Lift Maintenance Winning Offer
 
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Dear Northumberland County Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Northumberland County
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Provision of Statutory Maintenance -
Passenger Lift Maintenance Winning Offer'.

We are yet to recieve any reply to our request and have now passed the
statutory deadline.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
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Yours faithfully,

Orona Key Accounts

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Our Ref: 10491   

Dear Mr Douglas,   
 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST  
 

Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing this response. 

  
I refer to your Freedom of Information request in relation to Provision of
Statutory Maintenance - Passenger Lift Maintenance Winning Offer.  
  
Right of Access  
  
Section 1(1) of the Act provides any person making a request for
information to a public authority is entitled.  
  
(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds
information of the description specified in the request (which Section
1(6) of the Act designates as the "duty to confirm or deny"), and  
  
(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him.  
  
The right is to obtain access to the information itself and not to the
document or record which contains it.  
  
The Act creates a general right of access to information held by public
authorities subject to various exemptions.  
  
Northumberland County Council confirms that it holds the information you
have requested, please see the following information in response.  
  
Provision of Statutory Maintenance:  

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The details we require are:  

Q.1 LOT 9 a copy of the winning ITT  

A.1 This information is exempt under Section 43 on the basis that it is
commercially sensitive. We would not give out a copy of a supplier's
successful submission as that is commercially sensitive information. 

Q2 Suppliers who applied for inclusion on LOT 9 and were successful & not
successful at the PQQ & ITT stages  

A.2 There was not a PQQ stage as this was an open tender process.  

Successful supplier - Northern elevator.   

Unsuccessful - Classic Lifts, Express Lifts, Orona Ltd, Rise Elevator, RJ
Lift Services, Pickering's Europe.  

Q.3 Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for
this contract?   

A.3 Rebecca Bray, Statutory and Planned Maintenance Manager 

Duty to confirm or deny  
  
Northumberland County Council confirms that we holds certain information
relating to your request.  
  
Exemptions  
  
The Freedom of Information Act sets out various exemptions to the right of
access.  
  
In the present case the County Council takes the view that the information
is exempt under section 43 on the basis that it is commercially sensitive.
In this case the Authority relies on section 43(2).  
  
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Section 43(2): Information is exempt
information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to,
prejudice the commercial interests of any person (including the public
authority holding it).  
  
Public Interest Test Considerations  
  
Section 43 is a qualified exemption which means that the information
falling within the exemption still has to be released unless the public
interest in disclosure is outweighed by the public interest in maintaining
the exemption.  

The reasons why the public interest favours withholding the information is
the successful tenderer Northern Elevator considers that all of the
information contained within their tender submission should be exempt from
disclosure under section 43 of the FOIA 2000 as they consider it to be
commercially sensitive and its disclosure would be prejudicial to their
commercial interests. The Council also considers that the release of this
information would be prejudicial to the commercial interests of the
Council in terms of its ability to access favourable terms in a
competitive market for facilities management services, which would not be
in the public interest.   
  
Complaints  
  
If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request an internal review by writing within 2
months from the date of this response to the Information Governance
Office:  
  
Information Governance Office, Northumberland County Council, County
Hall, Morpeth, NE61 2EF  
Email: [2][Northumberland County Council request email]  
  
Information Commissioner  
  
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a
right by Section 50 of the Act to apply to the Information Commissioner
for a decision as to whether your request has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act at:  
  
The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF  
Tel: 0303 123 1113, Email: [3][email address]  
  
There is no charge for making an appeal.  
  
Yours faithfully,  
  

Julia  
FOI Coordinator - Procurement  
Information Governance Office  
Northumberland County Council  
County Hall  
Morpeth  
Northumberland  
NE61 2EF  
  
Tel: 0345 600 6400  
Email: [4][Northumberland County Council request email]  
Web: [5]http://www.northumberland.gov.uk 

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