Tenders for the supply of PPE and consumables (FOI)

Request

Please can you confirm the below requests for information (numbered points) in relation to the below RFQ frameworks that were published on the Proactis E-tendering portal.

A

Name of businesses awarded items from the below frameworks (what items and quantity each supplier was awarded).

B

Price of each item awarded to successful supplier.

C

Freight charges for each framework paid to the awarded supplier.

D

Scoring results and list of both successful and unsuccessful tenderers.

09082021 - Framework to Supply Pandemic PPE & Consumables
31082021 - Framework to supply Pandemic PPE & Consumables
11022021 - Framework to supply Pandemic PPE & Consumables
15112021 - Framework to supply Pandemic PPE & Consumables
10012022 - Framework to supply Pandemic PPE & Consumables
28022022 - Framework to supply Pandemic PPE & Consumables
06042022 - Framework to supply Pandemic PPE & Consumables
09052022 - Framework to supply Pandemic PPE & Consumables

Response

A to D

The exact details of contracts are deemed commercially sensitive and are exempt under Article 33(b) (Commercial Interests) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011.

The Government of Jersey will always seek value for money when procuring services and have systems in place to monitor performance.

Government departments follow the Government of Jersey's procurement processes as defined in the Public Finances Manual and Procurement Best Practice Procedures.

Public Finances Manual (gov.je) 

Procurement Best Practice Procedures (gov.je)

Individual successful and unsuccessful tenderers are able to submit a request to Commercial Services following a request for quote (RFQ) to receive feedback, including scoring, based on their submission/s. This is a confidential process.  

Article applied

Article 33 Commercial interests

Information is qualified exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes a trade secret; or

(b) its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of a person (including the scheduled public authority holding the information).

Prejudice / public interest test

Article 33 (b) allows an authority to refuse a request for information where its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of a person (including the scheduled public authority holding the information). Whilst we accept that the public may have an interest in the details of Government of Jersey contracts, we believe the exact contract values are commercially sensitive and that the release of this data could affect the negotiation of future contract values.