FOI 143-2025 / Feb 2025 / Fire damper
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 143-2025
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 3rd February 2025 as follows:
I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.
Fire & Smoke Damper Inspection Services:
The details we require are:
- What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?
- Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages
- Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date
- Start date & duration of framework/contract?
- Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
- Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?
- Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?
- Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?
Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below.
Response: Please be advised that the contract referred to is a below threshold procurement that followed an invitation only quotation exercise, in accordance with our internal procurement processes. Further detail of our procurement processes and policy can be found on the Warwickshire Police website at the below link:
Therefore, due to this being a below threshold contract, some questions are not applicable. Please see our question specific responses set out below:
Q1 response: Not applicable
Q2 response: Not applicable
Q3 response: Nil spend to date.
The contract value is available within the Contract Award Notice published on Contracts Finder and is therefore exempt from disclosure by virtue of Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act – ‘Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means”. Please see the link set out below.
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b1da6512-9646-4fd2-8360-d9c6cb2338a5
Q4 response: This information is available within the Contract Award Notice published on Contracts Finder and also within the BlueLight Sell2 Public Contract Register pages. The information is therefore exempt from disclosure by virtue of Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act – ‘Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means”. Please see the relevant links set out below.
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b1da6512-9646-4fd2-8360-d9c6cb2338a5 )
https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/contracts
Once you have entered the website please select:
‘Warwickshire Police’ in the Organisation field
‘WP24-0075’ in the Contract Reference field
Q5 response: No information held, the OPCC completed the quotation and hold the service specification. The force and the OPCC are separate entities, and you may wish to contact them in this regard. Requests can be submitted via the email address set out below:
Q6 response: No
Q7 response: No, our response is therefore ‘no information held’.
Q8 response: Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire, Strategic Estates and Assets Manager.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB