tender procedures

Summary

A request was made regarding the tender procedures for cleaning services involving a company registered by Mrs Beecroft. The Department of Health and Social Care confirmed that Manx Home Care was the successful tenderer, provided the tender receipt date, stated the maximum contract length, and clarified that no FD8 waiver was required as the process was competitive.

Key Facts

• Manx Home Care t/a Manx Cleaners was the successful tenderer for cleaning services in 2013.
• No FD8 waiver was sought because the procurement process received submissions from multiple organizations.
• The tender was received on 25 July 2012.
• The maximum permissible contract length is five years.
• The request was received on 05 August 2017 and responded to on 01 September 2017.

Data Disclosed

• 2013
• 100k
• 25 July 2012
• five years
• 05 August 2017
• 01 September 2017
• FD8

Original Request

Can you advise as to the Company that Mrs Beecroft has registred in members interest in as to if the service was subject to competitive tender procedure. Was an FD waiver sought as the tender accepted was more than 100k. What date the tender was received. What is the length of the Contract.

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Full Response Text

Department of Health and Social Care

Rheynn Slaynt as Kiarail y Theay

Page 1 of 2 FOIA/DHSC/rvsd/01

Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch

By email:

Freedom of Information Team Department of Health & Social Care Chief Executive’s Office Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 3QA Tel: Email: Website: Date: FOI Reference: (01624) 642621 foi.dhsc@gov.im www.gov.im/dhsc 01 September 2017 IM98-126i

Dear REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request to the Department of Health and Social Care, dated 05 August 2017, received in this office on the 07 August 2017

Your request You asked for: Question 01: “Can you advise as to the Company that Mrs Beecroft has registered in members interest in as to if the service was subject to competitive tender procedure.” Question 02: “Was an FD waiver sought as the tender accepted was more than 100k?” Question 03: “What date was the tender was received?” Question 04: “What is the length of the Contract?”

Response to your request We are pleased to be able to provide a response to your request with answers to your questions: Question 01: Can you advise as to the Company that Mrs Beecroft has registered in members interest in as to if the service was subject to competitive tender procedure. In response to Question 01, the Department can confirm that Manx Home Care t/a Manx Cleaners were the successful tenderer for cleaning services in 2013.

Page 2 of 2 FOIA/DHSC/rvsd/01 Question 02: Was an FD waiver sought as the tender accepted was more than 100k? In response to Question 02, the Department can confirm than an FD8 waiver is only required in instances where the procurement process only receives interest/submission from one organisation, effectively meaning there isn’t a competition. This did not apply to the cleaning tender. Therefore there was no FD8 waiver required. Question 03: What date the tender was received? In response to Question 03, the Department can confirm that the tender was received 25 July 2012 Question 04: What is the length of the Contract? In response to Question 04 the Department can confirm that the maximum permissible contract length is five years.

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