FOI request (FOIR-156370234)

Procurement - Education/Telecommunications

Requested Mon 11 November 2019
Responded  Fri 06 December 2019

Request 1.

All information on tenders for procurement in the education sector since 01/04/2016 along with the companies awarded and contact length.

All information on current and new tenders up until 11/11/2020 planned and where these will be listed.

Request 2.

All information on tenders for procurement of telecommunications services and energy since 01/04/2016 along with companies awarded and contract length.

All information on current and new tenders up until 11/11/2020 planned and where these will be listed.

Response

Request 1

Information not held

This area is dealt with by East Sussex County Council Education, please visit their website for further information: www.eastsussex.gov.uk

Request 2

(Energy): All information on current and new tenders up until 11/11/2020 planned and where these will be listed.

For about the last 11 years, Hastings Borough Council has procured its electricity and gas through the Local Authority South East Region (LASER) buying consortium which purchases energy for around 210+ Local Authorities.

We spend approximately £250,000 on electricity and around £60,000 on gas per annum.

The current contract was for 4 years and is due to expire on 30 September 2020.

We are in the process of reviewing our energy procurement and the resolution on which procurement route we will take will be taken by Cabinet and published in the minutes before 31 March 2020.

(Mobile phones):

Currently with O2

Awarded 08/2017

Duration 3 Years

Purchased from government framework

No new tenders currently planned