School uniform supplier details
Dear Bishop Challoner Catholic College, Birmingham,
Under the FOI Act I would like to request the following information regarding the contract with your supplier(s) of sports uniform/kit:
1) How many suppliers do you have a contract with?
2) How was the contract awarded e.g. open competition, direct award? Was the local authority involved in the tender of this contract?
3) Date the contract was awarded?
4) Date the contract will expire?
5) What competitors, if any, were considered?
6) What criteria was used to select the supplier?
7) Does the school profit from the contract, e.g. as a result of uniform sales? If yes, what remuneration is received?
8) If the school has not entered into a contract with the supplier(s), what is the nature of the agreement in place?
9) Does the contract contain any clauses relating to the cost or affordability of items?
10) Please provide a copy of the contract with commercially sensitive details redacted.
Please note that redaction costs cannot be counted towards any cost limits under the FOI Act.
Please also note that for information to be withheld under Section 43 (commercial sensitivity), the following must be provided:
Details of the exact FOIA exemption – either 43.1 Trade Secrets or 43.2 Commercial Interests
Details of who would be prejudiced
A “Public Interest Test” where the arguments for and against release of the information should be discussed (as this is a “qualified” exemption).
If release of the information could prejudice a third party, they should be consulted with (see FOIA Section 45 Code of Practice Part IV)
Please also note that contracts drawn up since 2005 are supposed to include provisions requiring organisations to comply with the FOI Act
Yours faithfully,
Giselle Danleme
Dear Bishop Challoner Catholic College, Birmingham,
This request is now 14 days overdue and in breach of the Freedom of Information Act. Can you please let me know when a response will be sent?
Yours faithfully,
Giselle Danleme
Miss Danleme
Thank you for your request relating to uniform supplier details.
We are trying to locate the details that you request and hope to respond
in the next 14 days. We appreciate that this response is slightly overdue,
even with half term (when the school is closed) falling in the interim.
Kind regards
Mr J Bloxidge
Specialist Leader of Education
NCETM Secondary Maths Mastery Specialist & Professional
Development Accredited Lead
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Institute Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham
B14 7EG
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Miss Danleme
Apologies for the delay in responding to your request, and thank you for
your patience. Part of the reason for the delay was that we have been
searching to check that (historical) written contracts are not in
existence. We have found none, and have 2 uniform suppliers who agree to
supply our uniform. Answers to your questions are therefore as follows:
1) How many suppliers do you have a contract with? 2 - but agreement to
supply not a written contract
2) How was the contract awarded e.g. open competition, direct award? Was
the local authority involved in the tender of this contract? Direct award.
No.
3) Date the contract was awarded? First, not known. Many years ago. Second
within last 2 years as recent guidance has required at least 2 suppliers.
4) Date the contract will expire? Not applicable
5) What competitors, if any, were considered? None
6) What criteria was used to select the supplier? Locality, history,
reputation, and cost
7) Does the school profit from the contract, e.g. as a result of uniform
sales? If yes, what remuneration is received? No
8) If the school has not entered into a contract with the supplier(s),
what is the nature of the agreement in place? Agreement to supply logo'd
clothing, required uniform and PE kit
9) Does the contract contain any clauses relating to the cost or
affordability of items? No
10) Please provide a copy of the contract with commercially sensitive
details redacted. Not a written contract. Only an agreement to supply.
Kind regards
Mr J Bloxidge
Specialist Leader of Education
NCETM Secondary Maths Mastery Specialist & Professional
Development Accredited Lead
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Institute Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham
B14 7EG
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This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended
solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or
opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of Bishop Challoner Catholic College. If you are not the
intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based
upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the
sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Bishop
Challoner Catholic College, Institute Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14
7EG. Tel 0121 444 4161. Fax 0121 441 1552. Website
www.bishopchalloner.org.uk
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