Termination of Contracts 2018 -2019

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alison mcdermott

Please confirm if Sellafield terminated any other consultant's contracts in 2018 -2020 under the following conditions: -

1) There was a direct contractual relationship was between Sellafield and a single individual consultant
2) The contract had been officially procured directly between Sellafield and the consultant.

Yours faithfully,

Alison McDermott

FOI Enquiries (SL), Sellafield Limited

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Case ref: 2021-0154

Dear Alison

Your request (Case ref: 2021-0154) for information "please confirm if Sellafield terminated any other consultant’s contracts in 2018 – 2020 under the following conditions – 1) There was a direct contractual relationship was between Sellafield and a single individual consultant; 2) The contract had been officially procured directly between Sellafield and the consultant" was received on Friday 19 March 2021 and 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, I will let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any queries you may have via [Sellafield request email]

Please remember to quote the reference numbers above in any future communications.

Kind regards

Steve Barnes
Sellafield Ltd

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FOI Enquiries (SL), Sellafield Limited

Case ref: 2021-0154

Dear Alison,

Further to your request regarding:

“If Sellafield terminated any other consultant's contracts in 2018 -2020 under the following conditions: 1) There was a direct contractual relationship was between Sellafield and a single individual consultant. 2) The contract had been officially procured directly between Sellafield and the consultant.”

I can confirm that there were no consultants/professional services contracts terminated between 2018-2020 within the enablers/functions area of Sellafield (HR ,Transformation, Learning and Development, Finance, Legal and ICT).

Please advise If you wish us to carry out a wider search of the business as this will require additional time and cost.

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can request Sellafield Ltd carry out an internal review (contact: [Sellafield request email]).

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Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House,
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Wilmslow,
Cheshire,
SK9 5AF.

Kind regards

Janice
Corporate Affairs
Sellafield Ltd
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alison mcdermott

Dear FOI Enquiries (SL),

Thank you for your response. Can you please confirm that this response covers
1) Contracts with individual companies

2) Contracts with companies

I would appreciate a prompt response please to clarify if you are including both groups

Yours sincerely,

alison mcdermott

FOI Enquiries (SL), Sellafield Limited

This email has been classified as OFFICIAL

Dear Alison

We have answered the question you asked i.e. "If Sellafield terminated any other consultant's contracts in 2018 -2020 i.e. 1) There was a direct contractual relationship was between Sellafield and a single individual consultant. 2) The contract had been officially procured directly between Sellafield and the consultant.”

The answer covers contracts between Sellafield and an individual consultant.

With regard to your further point, could you please clarify what you mean by:

1) Contracts with individual companies

2) Contracts with companies

Kind regards

Steve Barnes
Sellafield Ltd

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alison mcdermott

Dear FOI Enquiries (SL),

Apologies if I have not made myself clear. In essence I was asking for two pieces of information.

1) Did Sellafield terminate any individual consultants within the enablers/functions area of Sellafield (HR, Transformation HR , Learning and Development, Finance, Legal and ICT). etc) between 2018 and 2020 and you have confirmed that the answer to that was zero.

2) How many contracts did Sellafield terminate with companies providing services within the enablers/functions area of Sellafield (HR, Transformation HR , Learning and Development, Finance, Legal and ICT). between 2018 and 2020. For the avoidance of doubt this may be with very small SMEs or much larger organisations.

The key is that I wish to ascertain if Sellafield terminated any contracts with companies who were contracted to provide services to Sellafield within the enablers/functions area of Sellafield (HR, Transformation HR Learning and Development, Finance, Legal and ICT) between 2018 and 2020 , irrespective of the reason for the termination.

If any contracts were terminated after they were officially procured, please can you provide the reason for the termination.

This second part of my FOI request is key and I apologise if I was not more clear - as it is a month since i made the request, I would be grateful if you could provide this additional information asap.

If you have any outstanding queries please do not hesitate to contact me directly on 07932 040080.
Thank you for your help in this matter.

Kind regards,

Alison McDermott

alison mcdermott

Dear FOI Enquiries (SL),

Please could you provide an indication of when you will respond to the clarification I have sought from you regarding this request.

Yours sincerely,

alison mcdermott

FOI Enquiries (SL), Sellafield Limited

Case ref: 2021-0154

Dear Alison,

Our original response confirmed that there were no consultants/professional services contracts terminated between 2018-2020 within the enablers/functions area of Sellafield (HR, Transformation, Learning and Development, Finance, Legal and ICT), which was answered within the requires timescales.

With regard to your further question (below), there were no individual companies or other companies’ contracts terminated between 2018-2020 within the enablers/functions area of Sellafield (HR, Transformation, Learning and Development, Finance, Legal and ICT). This does not include contracts that reached the end of their duration during this period.

Apologies if I have not made myself clear. In essence I was asking for two pieces of information.
1) Did Sellafield terminate any individual consultants within the enablers/functions area of Sellafield (HR, Transformation HR , Learning and Development, Finance, Legal and ICT). etc) between 2018 and 2020 and you have confirmed that the answer to that was zero.
2) How many contracts did Sellafield terminate with companies providing services within the enablers/functions area of Sellafield (HR, Transformation HR , Learning and Development, Finance, Legal and ICT). between 2018 and 2020. For the avoidance of doubt this may be with very small SMEs or much larger organisations.

Kind regards

Janice
Corporate Affairs
Sellafield Ltd

"The information contained in this email may be commercially sensitive and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If you are not a named recipient, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. You must not disclose it to any other person, copy or distribute it or use it for any purpose.

Views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of Sellafield Ltd.

Sellafield Ltd, a Nuclear Decommissioning Authority company, is registered in England and Wales, Company number 01002607. The registered office is situated at Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 6GR."