Dear Suzy,

Thank you for your request for information dated 16^th September 2024. 

Unfortunately, I am unable to accept this in the current form as a valid
request, as it does not contain your/your company’s name in the body of
your email.  The Scottish Information Commissioner has clarified that a
request for information is not valid without a full name having been given
other than in the email headers. 

I am sorry if this appears to be overly bureaucratic to you, but should
you subsequently wish to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner
in this matter, it would be essential that your request for information
complies with the requirements stipulated by the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002.

I look forward to hearing from you.  If you have any queries, please email
[1][Angus Council request email].

Yours sincerely,

Calum Morrison

Business Support Assistant, Angus Council, Angus House, Orchard Bank,
Forfar

From: Suzy Scott <[FOI #1175260 email]>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2024 11:06 AM
To: InformationGovernance <[Angus Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - School Buses

Hello there
Under the Freedom of Information Act (Scotland) 2002 I hereby request the
following information;
1. A list of School Transport Services , Operators and whether they are
public or not?
2. Also copies of all School Service tender specifications issued in 23/24
and 24/25 versions - excluding special needs schools like ASP/123 ?

Thanks in advance
Suzy sxxx

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Reference: FOI-647822322
Date of request: 17/09/2024
Title of request: School Buses

Dear Suzy Scott,

Thank you for submitting your FOI Request. We confirm receipt of your
request and will be in touch in due course.

If we are unable to provide you with a response within 20 working days, we
will advise you of this. Please refer to the attachment which gives a
summary of your request and explains your right to ask for a review if you
are unhappy with how the Council is dealing with your request.

Yours sincerely

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Reference: FOI-647822322
Date of request: 17/09/2024
Title of request: School Buses
Information request:

Under the Freedom of Information Act (Scotland) 2002 I hereby request the
following information;
1. A list of School Transport Services , Operators and whether they are
public or not?
2. Also copies of all School Service tender specifications issued in 23/24
and 24/25 versions - excluding special needs schools like ASP/123 ?

Dear Suzy Scott,

Request for Information

Thank you for your request for information dated 17/09/2024 (received by
the Council that same date) which has been passed to me for attention.

You have requested the following information:

1. A list of School Transport Services , Operators and whether they are
public or not?
Response - please find attached list which is correct to June 2024.
Details from August 2024 will become available later in the year.
2. Also copies of all School Service tender specifications issued in 23/24
and 24/25 versions - excluding special needs schools like ASP/123 ?
Response - all tender specifications are available publicly via the
Procurement Portal on the Public Contracts Scotland website.

In compiling responses to information requests we invariably use
information which is routinely published on the [1]Council's website
(opens in a new window) or through its [2]Publication Scheme (opens in a
new window). If you require further information please first check that
the information you want is not routinely published as any such
information is exempt from release in terms of Section 25 of the Freedom
of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 or Regulation 6(1)(b) of the
Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.

Please note that the information contained in this reply is believed to be
accurate as at today's date (unless otherwise indicated) but no warranty
is given. Further, Angus Council does not accept liability for any loss,
injury or damage which arises from the use of the information contained in
this reply either by you or by any other party. Please refer to the
request summary document sent to you as part of your request
acknowledgement which explains your right to ask for a review if you are
unhappy with the Council's decision on this matter.

If you have any queries, please contact [email address] 

Yours sincerely

Iain Leith

Transport Team Leader

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Dear Ms Scott,

The information is not available on Angus Councils website.

It is available on the [1]Scottish Procurement Portal - Angus Council

[2]Tender for the Supply of School Transport Services 2024 – If you choose
additional documents at the bottom of the page and select “Invitation to
Tender” you will be able to access the document.

[3]Tender for the Supply of School Transport Services 2022

[4]Tender for the Supply of School Transport Services 2021

[5]Tender for the Supply of School Transport Services 2020

[6]Tender for the Supply of School Transport Services 2019

I hope this is of assistance.

Yours sincerely

Alison

Alison Duthie

Paralegal - IG

Legal Services 

Legal, Governance and Change  

Angus Council

Angus House | Orchardbank |Forfar| DD8 1AN | DX:530678 | [7][Angus
Council request email]

[8]www.angus.gov.uk

Should you wish to make a request for information of any kind, or if you
would like to report a data breach, please direct your email to [9][email
address].

From: Suzy Scott <[FOI #1175260 email]>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 11:10 AM
To: InformationGovernance <[Angus Council request email]>
Subject: Re: FOI-647822322 - Response

Show me where it is on your website??

Nb pcs website links won't let anyone download after the tenders close
some don't send me there.. oh its code for can't be arsed with me
anymore???

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Dear Ms Scott

I refer to your undernoted email dated 18 October 2024 (received by the
Council that same date) advising you are unhappy with our response, we are
treating this as a request for review of the Council’s decision of 14
October 2024.

I would refer you to the Appendix to the Council's decision and in
particular to the information setting out your right to ask for a review.
In accordance with this process, I have passed your review request to the
Chief Executive and the Service Leader - Legal, who are the Council's
Review Panel for this purpose. The Review Panel will write to you
informing you of its decision by no later than 15 November 2024.

In the meantime, if you have any queries, please email [1][Angus Council
request email].

Yours sincerely

Brenda Angus

Brenda Angus

FOI Assistant – Information Governance

Legal, Governance and Change

Legal Services

Angus Council

Angus House | Orchardbank |Forfar| DD8 1AN | DX:530678 | [2][Angus Council
request email]
Direct Dial – 01307 491752

[3]www.angus.gov.uk

Should you wish to make a request for information of any kind, or if you
would like to report a data breach, please direct your email to [4][email
address].

From: Suzy Scott <[FOI #1175260 email]>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2024 2:16 PM
To: InformationGovernance <[Angus Council request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - School Buses

Dear InformationGovernance,

YOU CANNOT get into tender specifications after the Closing Date? I Have
tried?

in addition need THE LIST still if its not on your website?

Yours sincerely,

Suzy Scott

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Dear Ms Scott

Please find enclosed a letter and enclosures from Kathryn Lindsay, Chief
Executive, in response to your email dated 18 October 2024 (received by
the Council that same date) with regard to your request for information
dated 17 September 2024.

Kind regards.

Brenda

Brenda Keith| Personal Assistant| Executive Support|Tel: 01307 492123 |
Email: [1][email address] or [2][email address]

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