Thank you for publishing your spend data here: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/expenditure-over-250#on-this-page-1. However, I notice that you haven't published any spending data since January 2020. I'd like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for all transactions over £500 from February 2020 to at most a quarter 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. We understand that due to the COVID-19 pandemic it may not have been a priority to publish your spending data. However, it is still important to us to send out these letters and we would be extremely grateful if you could update this information after this difficult period passed. We believe that data is still major, even during these crucial times and we wish nothing but the best for everyone to recover from this situation. Your team may also be interested in the guidance on producing spending data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-transparency-code-2015. For the avoidance of doubt, I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act. I await your response within 20 working days.

---

TfL Ref: FOI-0204-2021

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 12^th May 2020 asking for information about transactions over £500.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. 

Specifically you asked, in relation to Crossrail Limited:

“I'd like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for all transactions over £500 from February 2020 to at most a quarter 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.”

I can confirm that we hold the information you require, which has now been published on our website here:

https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/expenditure-over-250  

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

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.

On a more general matter, please note that the Government has announced a series of measures to tackle the coronavirus. It is essential for London that we continue to provide a safe transport network for essential journeys.

In current circumstances, we are not able to answer FOI requests readily and we ask that you please do not make a request to us at present.

Answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. In any event, please note that our response time will be affected by the current situation.

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,

David Wells

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

Back to top

---