FOI request (FOIR-723949541)

Contract Register, Procurement Strategy, and Contact Details

Requested Wed 18 June 2025
Responded Wed 25 June 2025

I hope this message finds you well. I am submitting a Freedom of Information request in relation to your organisation’s contract register, procurement strategy, and key contact information.

1. Contract Register

Please provide a complete and current extract of your organisation’s contract register or equivalent database. We are not asking you to compile new information or manually populate missing fields – we simply request the register in its existing form, preferably in Excel or CSV format.

2. Total Number of Active Contracts

Please confirm the total number of contracts currently listed as active.

3. Procurement Strategy (2025/2026)

Please provide your organisation’s Procurement Strategy for 2025/2026.

If this is part of a multi-year strategy (for example, 2024–2028), please provide the most recent version covering 2025/2026 or indicate when this will be available.

If any parts are redacted, please identify the redacted sections and the reason.

4. Contact Information

If possible, please provide the name, job title, phone number, and email address for the following roles:

a. Responsible officer for API access or data sharing (if applicable)

b. Individual managing the contract register

c. Finance Director

d. Head/Director of Procurement or Purchasing

e. Head/Director of ICT

f. Head of Estates and Facilities

g. Relevant Committee Member, Councillor, or Board Member for Procurement/Finance

If direct contact details are restricted due to GDPR, please indicate the best department or method of contact.

5. Additional Notes

If your contract register is available via an online portal, please ensure all records are accessible (as some portals may only show summary data).

If your organisation uses a contract management system or CRM, please confirm whether it allows for data exports.

If you intend to withhold spend figures, please note that we are requesting an overall total or indicative spend only – not a line-by-line financial breakdown.

Format and Delivery

We would appreciate receiving the information in electronic format, ideally as Excel or CSV, within the statutory FOI response period.

Thank you for your time and assistance. Please do not hesitate to contact me if any clarification is needed.

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Response

Our contract register is available on the East Sussex Procurement Hub website:

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Wealden/aspx/ViewContractsRegister.aspx?id=0193ec99-37ee-4eb0-ae93-68067f23fd95

Details of our procurement strategies can be found on our website:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/business-commerce/supplying-council/

Contact: Procurement@hastings.gov.uk