Transactions over £25,000 from May 2020
Dear NHS Business Services Authority,
Thank you for publishing your spend data here: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/4394bd59-949... . However, I notice that you haven't published any spending data since April 2020.
We understand that due to the COVID-19 pandemic it may not have been a priority to publish your spending data. However, we strongly believe that the spending data is critical to understanding how Government functions and this data is vital for our work. We would be extremely grateful if you could update this information as soon as reasonably possible.
I'd like to make a request under the Freedom of Information act for all transactions over £25,000 from May 2020 to a month in arrears from the date at which you publish in response to this request.
Please provide the data in a machine readable format (preferably csv). As a minimum, please make sure to include the date, value and recipient of each transaction. Please also provide details on the procurement category of each transaction if you have it.
Your team may also be interested in the guidance on producing spending data:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio....
For the avoidance of doubt, I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act. I await your response within 20 working days.
Yours Faithfully,
Anna Pongracz
Spend Network
Dear Ms Pongracz
Thank you for your request for information as outlined below:
Dear NHS Business Services Authority, Thank you for publishing your spend
data here:
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/4394bd59-949...
. However, I notice that you haven't published any spending data since
April 2020. We understand that due to the COVID-19 pandemic it may not
have been a priority to publish your spending data. However, we strongly
believe that the spending data is critical to understanding how Government
functions and this data is vital for our work. We would be extremely
grateful if you could update this information as soon as reasonably
possible. I'd like to make a request under the Freedom of Information act
for all transactions over £25,000 from May 2020 to a month in arrears from
the date at which you publish in response to this request. Please provide
the data in a machine readable format (preferably csv). As a minimum,
please make sure to include the date, value and recipient of each
transaction. Please also provide details on the procurement category of
each transaction if you have it. Your team may also be interested in the
guidance on producing spending data:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio....
For the avoidance of doubt, I am making this request under the Freedom of
Information Act. I await your response within 20 working days.
Your request was received on 15 July 2020 and I am dealing with it under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I will process your request as soon as possible, and certainly within 20
working days of the day I received the request. You will hear back from me
by 12 August 2020 at the latest.
Please note that we may need to write to you should any aspect of your
request need clarification. In such cases, the 20 working day period will
start when we receive your clarification.
Details of how we will process your request are available on our website
at:
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Details of how we use your information are available at the following
link:
[2]https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/our-policies/p...
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of my decision,
please write within 40 working days of the date of this e-mail to:
Chris Gooday
Information Governance Manager
NHS Business Services Authority
Stella House
Goldcrest Way
Newburn Riverside Business Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Details of how we will handle your review request are available on our
website at:
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a decision. Please note that
generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
NHS Business Services Authority’s complaints procedure.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:-
Information Commissioner’s Office
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Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510
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Please quote the reference number above in any future communications to
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Regards
Adam Sharp
Information Governance Assistant
Security & Information Governance
Email: [5][email address]
[6]www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk
We are constantly looking at ways to
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Dear Mr Pongracz
Please find attached a final letter regarding your recent Freedom of
Information request.
We would also value your feedback regarding the way in which your request
was handled. You can provide us with direct feedback on our website at the
following web link:
[1]Information Governance Survey
Any feedback you provide will be strictly anonymous and much appreciated.
Summary of Response
Please be advised that the only reports currently available are for May
and June 2020. All future reports will be published to our website:
[2]https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/spend-over-ps2...
Please note that this information will be published on our Freedom of
Information disclosure log at:
[3]https://applications.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/FOI/f...
Please note that during to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, there may be
delays in publishing the data.
Your personal details will be removed from the published response
Regards
Chris Dunn
Information Governance Specialist
Security and Information Governance
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We are constantly looking at ways to
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