Mr Sylvester Chang
Information Management team
Warwickshire County Council
Information Management
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
Telephone 01926 418633
Email xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Please ask for Jonathan Sheward
Our ref: 552928
Your ref:
Date: 20 May 2015
Dear Mr Chang,
Freedom of Information Act 2000
You request for information has been considered by Warwickshire County Council. I
apologise for the slight delay in providing our response, and for any inconvenience this
has caused.
I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.
You asked us:
1. The number of mini tenders requests made through this framework agreement.
Please provide split between below £700 per week and above £700 per week
14 where WCC indicative budget < £700
24 where WCC indicative budget > £700
2. The total number of bids received for the mini-tenders requests made. Please
provide split between below £700 per week and above £700 per week 3. The
average number of responses received for each mini-tender request. Please
provide split between below £700 per week and above £700 per week
25 bids relating to the 15 mini tenders < £700 p.w.
75 bids relating to 23 mini tenders > £700 p.w.
3. The average number of responses received for each mini-tender request.
Please provide split between below £700 per week and above £700 per week
Average bids for mini tenders < £700 = 1.79 responses
Average bids for mini tenders > £700 = 3.26 responses
4 The number of placements that were successfully made through the mini tender
process.Please provide split between below £700 per week and above £700 per
week
14 placements............. 3 less than £700 and 11 above £700
5.. The number of mini-tender requests that did not directly lead to a placement
for the person with the learning disability or autism. Please provide split between
below £700 per week and above £700 per week
24 mini tenders............ 7 less than £700 and 17 more than £700.
6. The number of supported living placements made OFF framework. Please
provide split between below £700 per week and above £700 per week
1 placement above £700 (i.e. the Council's indicative budget).............provider not yet
known as family currently contacting organisations, inviting them to assess their relative
and produce costings.
7. The rationale for each of the supported living placements made OFF framework
Customer and their family want to take their personal budget as a Direct Payment and
not have the service provided via a Council contracted arrangement.
8. A list of the names of providers who have been successful in winning mini
tenders and the number of placements each of these providers has won. Please
provide split between below £700 per week and above £700 per week
Provider Name Above £700 Below £700
Friendship Care & Housing 1
Polesworth Group Homes 1
People In Action 2
Individual Support Solutions 3
Lifeways 1 1
Fine Futures 2 1
Heart of England Mencap 1
New Directions 1
9. A list of the names of providers who have been awarded supported living
placements off the framework and the number of placements each of the
providers has won. Please provide split between below £700 per week and above
£700 per week
See response given to question 6.
10. The number of placements made through the framework agreement that have
broken down (ie the care provider has had to be changed or the person has had
to move to another premises including hospitals). Please provide split between
below £700 per week and above £700 per week
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11. A copy of the budgeting model, together with its underlying assumptions
used to calculate the budget for each supported living framework mini-tender
referral.
Please see Excel spreadsheet attached to our covering e-mail. This is our
"Personalised Commissionng Plan" worksheet that is completed by both council staff
and providers.
I advise that the "Scoring" sheet normally included within this spreadsheet has been
protected and will not be accessible. This is because there is information within this
sheet that is considered to be commercially sensitive, as it may prevent the council
obtaining best value when sourcing servcies in the future.
Therefore please treat this letter as a Public Interest refusal notice under Section 17 of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in respect of this information.
The exemption applied is Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act - Commercial
Interests. This exemption applies because it would not be in the commercial interests of
the council to disclose the funds available when purchasing these services.
The reasons why the public interest favours withholding this information is to achieve
best value for the council and those resident within the area covered by Warwickshire
County Council.
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However, the County Council does recognise that there are argument(s) in favour of
disclosure which are as follows:
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Transparency in respect of how the Council spends public money;
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Enabling public scrutiny in ensuring that the Council is securing the best use of
public resources
Nevertheless, the County Council considers that in all circumstances, on balance the
public interest favours withholding the information at this time.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an
internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the
date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:
Information Management
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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:
The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Phone: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.gov.uk
I will now close your request as of this date.
Yours sincerely
Jonathan Sheward
Information Rights Officer
