Spend on Office Supplies and associated Products
Dear,
Please can you respond to the following request for Information.
The details I require are:
Spend on Office supplies and associated products for the below financial years.
1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023
1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024
Start date & duration of Contract?
Is there an extension clause in the contract and, if so, the duration
of the extension?
Has a decision been made yet on whether the contract is to be either
extended or renewed?
Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for the
contract?
Name of Incumbent Supplier?
How long have you traded with them?
If you publish your register of contracts and purchasing, can you please provide a website link.
In addition, can you confirm if you have a contract in place for Tail End Spend.
I look forward to receiving your response.
Yours faithfully,
Alexander James
Dear Alexander,
Thank you for your email which we will treat under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act. However, before we begin to prepare a
response, we would require some additional clarification from you.
Scope of Request
British Council operates in 110 countries worldwide and has over 200
offices globally. It is unclear at this time if you are interested in our
entire worldwide operation, or a specific location, such as the United
Kingdom.
Clarification Required
So that we can begin work on your request, could you please confirm if you
would like the information for our global operations or if you would like
it for a particular region or country?
For your reference, the regions and countries we operate in are:
Americas
Argentina | Brazil | Colombia | Cuba | Canada | Chile | Jamaica | Mexico |
Peru | Trinidad and Tobago | United States of America | Uruguay |
Venezuela
East Asia
Australia | China | Hong Kong | Indonesia | Japan | Korea | Malaysia |
Myanmar (Burma) | New Zealand | Philippines | Singapore | Taiwan |
Thailand | Vietnam
European Union
Austria | Belgium | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark
| Estonia | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Ireland |
Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | Malta | Netherlands | Norway | Poland |
Portugal | Romania | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland
Middle East and North Africa
Algeria | Bahrain | Egypt | Iraq | Jordan | Kuwait | Lebanon | Libya |
Morocco | Occupied Palestinian Territories | Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia |
Syria | Tunisia | United Arab Emirates | Yemen
South Asia
Afghanistan | Bangladesh | India | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka
Sub Saharan Africa
Botswana | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Ghana | Kenya | Malawi | Mauritius |
Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South
Africa | South Sudan | Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
United Kingdom
England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Wider Europe
Albania | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Georgia | Israel
| Kazakhstan | Kosovo | North Macedonia | Montenegro | Russia | Serbia |
Turkey | Ukraine | Uzbekistan
Once you have clarified the above we can continue to process your request.
Please note that no further action will be taken until we receive
clarification from you.
With regards,
The Disclosures Team | Information Security, Governance & Risk Management
| British Council
[1][email address]
[2]https://www.britishcouncil.org/organisat...
Dear IG_Disclosures,
Good Afternoon and thank you for your email, I can confirm that the information that I request is just for the UK
Yours sincerely,
Alexander James
Reference Number: FOI_2024_038
29^th April 2024
Dear Alexander,
Thank you for your request for information and subsequent clarification. I
can now confirm your request is being dealt with under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered within 20 working
days.
If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
The Disclosures Team | Information Security, Governance & Risk Management
| British Council
[1][email address]
[2]https://www.britishcouncil.org/organisat...
Case Reference: FOI_2024_038
23^rd May 2024
Dear Alexander
Thank you for your request for information dated 18^th April 2024
concerning office supplies within the UK. Your request has been handled
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
For your ease of reference, we have restated your request below and have
provided our response beneath each question.
Your Request & Our Response
Please can you respond to the following request for Information.
The details I require are:
Spend on Office supplies and associated products for the below financial
years.
1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023 -
£0
1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024
£310
Start date & duration of Contract?
Perpetual
Is there an extension clause in the contract and, if so, the duration of
the extension?
N/A
Has a decision been made yet on whether the contract is to be either
extended or renewed?
Ongoing
Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for the
contract?
I’m sorry, but we must refuse to provide this information in line with
Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act, as the name of the staff
member is considered to be personal data. However, we can tell you that
this work is handled by our Global Estates team.
Name of Incumbent Supplier?
Office Depot
How long have you traded with them?
6+ years
If you publish your register of contracts and purchasing, can you please
provide a website link. -
[1]https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil...
In addition, can you confirm if you have a contract in place for Tail End
Spend.
No, we do not.
I hope you find this information helpful. If you are dissatisfied with the
handling of your request, we would be happy to conduct an internal review.
Internal review requests should be submitted within 40 working days of our
response being issued and should be addressed to:
Information Governance Advisor (Disclosures)
Information Governance and Risk Management
British Council
Bridgewater House
58 Whitworth Street
Manchester
M1 6BB
Email: [2][email address]
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision at:
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 0303 123 1113
Website: [3]www.ico.org.uk
Kind regards,
The Disclosures Team | Information Security, Governance & Risk Management
| British Council
[4][email address]
[5]https://www.britishcouncil.org/organisat...
From: IG_Disclosures
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 2:35 PM
To: Alexander James <[FOI #1119351 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Spend on Office Supplies and
associated Products
Reference Number: FOI_2024_038
29^th April 2024
Dear Alexander,
Thank you for your request for information and subsequent clarification. I
can now confirm your request is being dealt with under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered within 20 working
days.
If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
The Disclosures Team | Information Security, Governance & Risk Management
| British Council
[6][email address]
[7]https://www.britishcouncil.org/organisat...
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