PSF2/94200 - Professional Services Frameworks 2 - Commercial Services
Request ID: FOI-0037-2223 Date published: 06 May 2022
You asked
Dear FOI Team,
I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.
PSF2/94200 - Professional Services Frameworks 2 - Commercial Services:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a62fcfb0-bfc8-e811-80ef-005056b64545
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?
Thank you for your help.
We answered
TfL Ref: 0037-2123
Thank you for your request received by us on 6 April 2022 asking for information about the PSF2/94200 - Professional Services Frameworks 2 - Commercial Services contract.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require. You asked:
• What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?
None, we can advise that this is a Framework Agreement. Key Performance Indexes (KPIs) if required are set at Call Off Contract level per project.
• Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful
Please see the following table listing the successful suppliers:
Lot 2 – Quantity Surveying
Lot 3 - Procurement
Lot 3 – Claims Analysis & Management
Aecom
Arcadis
CPC Project Services
Arcadis
Faithful & Gould
Currie & Brown
Costain
Gleeds
Gleeds
Faithful & Gould
Mace
Mace
Gleeds
Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald
Mace
Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend
Mott MacDonald
Turner & Townsend
Currie & Brown
& not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages
We are exempting this part of your request from disclosure under section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act, the exemption which protects against the prejudicial release of commercially sensitive information.
In this case, the exemption applies as release would reveal to the world at large which companies bid for this contract and which were unsuccessful with those bids. This would provide an insight into those companies which would be of commercial interest to their competitors. As a ‘qualified’ exemption, the use of this exemption is subject to an assessment of the public interest in relation to the disclosure of the information concerned.
We recognise the need for openness and transparency by public authorities, and the fact you have requested the information is in itself an argument in favour of release. However, in this instance the section 43(2) exemption has been applied as release of the information would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of those unsuccessful bidders, and enable their competitors to access useful information about them which would potentially reduce the competitiveness of the market. This could ultimately have a bearing on the value for money that TfL is able to achieve in any future such tender. We believe that in this case protecting the public purse is of paramount importance.
• Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date
The total spend on this Framework is £1,848,408 to date. We can advise that there are no sub-lots.
• Start date & duration of framework/contract?
1 June 2020; a four year Framework.
• Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
Please see the attached Invitation to Tender documentation for further details.
• Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?
12 months.
• Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?
Yes, this will be extended whilst a new procurement is run to replace this.
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely
Jasmine Howard FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
