Revenue made by operators of the taxi charging points
Request ID: FOI-4815-2324 Date published: 23 April 2024
You asked
F/O from ref 2654-2223
Thank you for your response.
Under the foi, I have a supplementary question regarding your reply.
Since Dec 2020, could you please let me know approximately the amount of money TfL have received from operators of the taxi charging points.
1. Money received from each operator for the annual site fee.
2. Money received as a proportion of turnover generated by each of the RCPs.
Both of my points are indicated in your response to me, 3rd paragraph.
We answered
TfL Ref: 4815-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 29 March 2024 asking for information about taxi charging points.
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 the information you require. You asked: Since Dec 2020, could you please let me know approximately the amount of money TfL have received from operators of the taxi charging points.
1. Money received from each operator for the annual site fee. 2. Money received as a proportion of turnover generated by each of the RCPs.
In accordance with the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply the information requested as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information under section 43(2).
In this instance the section 43(2) exemption has been applied as disclosure of the turnover percentage and individual site fees for Rapid Charging Points (RCPs) delivered under the Rapid Charge Point Concession Framework referred to in our previous response would be likely to prejudice both our commercial interests, as well as those of the suppliers respectively.
Disclosure of the information would mean that companies may be reluctant to tender for future procurements if they know their sensitive commercial information could be released into the public domain. Additionally, if bidders know the values their competitors have tendered then this may influence how they choose to bid going forward and would hinder TfL’s ability to negotiate the best value for money for similar services in the future.
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, particularly where the expenditure of public money is concerned, but in this instance the public interest in ensuring that we are able to obtain the best value for public money outweighs the general public interest in increasing transparency of our processes.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Sara Thomas FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
