FOI release

Request for information regarding office supplies at the GCA

Published 10 May 2024

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7th Floor, The Cabot
25 Cabot Square
London E14 4QZ
T: +44 (0) 207 215 6537
E: Enquiries@GroceriesCode.gov.uk
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Sent by email 3 May 2024

Freedom of Information Act: Request for information on Groceries Code Adjudicator activities

Thank you for your email of 18 April 2024 regarding office supplies and the GCA. You asked for the following information, which I have numbered for ease of reference:

  1. Spend on Office supplies and associated products for the below financial years.

    a) 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023

    b) 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024

  2. Start date & duration of Contract?
  3. Is there an extension clause in the contract and, if so, the duration of the extension?
  4. Has a decision been made yet on whether the contract is to be either extended or renewed?
  5. Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for the contract?
  6. Name of Incumbent Supplier?
  7. How long have you traded with them?
  8. If you publish your register of contracts and purchasing, can you please provide a website link.
  9. In addition, can you confirm if you have a contract in place for Tail End Spend.

Duty to confirm or deny whether the GCA holds the information

Under section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the FOI Act”), anyone making a request for information to the GCA, as a public authority, is entitled to be informed in writing whether it holds that information, and if so, to be supplied with it. The GCA holds some of the information you have requested.

In response to question 1:

a) In the year from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, the GCA spent £577 on office supplies.

b) In the year from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, the GCA spent £554 on office supplies.

The GCA does not have a contract for the purchasing of office supplies and therefore questions 2-9 are not applicable.

Appeals Procedure

If you wish to complain about the way in which your request for information has been handled, you may seek an internal review by writing, setting out the reasons you feel your request has not been dealt with effectively, to:

The FOI Review Co-ordinator
Groceries Code Adjudicator
7th Floor
25 Cabot Square
London
E14 4QZ

Alternatively, you can email: enquiries@groceriescode.gov.uk.

We will aim to deal with your Internal Review request within 20 working days of receipt or, if that is not possible, advise you of a date when we expect to complete the review.

If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the Internal Review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office. You can do this on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.

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