Contract Register 2019 - Find a freedom of information request

1. I want to submit a request for some information from the organisation, in relation to their contract’s register.

The contract register should display all the organisations existing/live contracts I would like the register to display the following columns/headings:

A.        Contract Reference

B.        Contract Title

C.        Procurement Category

D.        Supplier Name

E.        Spend (Total or Annual)

F.         Contract Duration

G.        Contract Extensions

H.        Contract Starting Date

I.          Expiration Date

J.         Contract Description [Please provide me with as much detail as possible.]

K.        Contact Owner (Full contact details if possible.)

L.         CPV codes/ProClass

M.        Contract Reference

IMPORTANT

For those organisation planning to make an exemption around the spend, I have requested an overall figure and I am not requesting a complete breakdown of services relating to the spend.

If the organisation has a CRM system or a similar system there should be a facility to download and extract contract data.

You may forward me a Weblink to a portal to download the contract register, please make sure all of the organisation’s contracts are provided as doing prior research I have found that most organisations have only uploaded a small portion of all of their contracts.

Please do not think that this is the only information I require if you could provide me with more information that would be great.

2.         Contract Data/API Contact Details

Can you also provide me with contact details of the person responsible for the actual contract’s register or someone responsible for API? [Name, Job Title, Telephone, Email Address] At the very least provide me with their actual job title.

(Meaning of API “a set of functions and procedures that allow the creation of applications which access the features or data of an operating system, application, or other service.”)

1. Please see this link to Lincolnshire County Councils contract register. Please use the filters on the left hand side to filter to Lincolnshire County Council.

Link: https://procontract.due-north.com/ContractsRegister/Index?resetFilter=True

As this information is already available it is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the exemption set out at Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which provides that a public authority need not comply with a request for disclosure under the Act where that information is reasonably accessible by other means.

2. The Contract Register is part of our procurement portal which is hosted by a third party, Procontract (see URL in answer to question 1). Please contact them directly for technical enquiries. Please note when the Register is accessed using the above link, there is a button to allow you to export the data to Excel format.