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.
Existing contract information in searchable, openly published format can be found here: Supplying the South West Portal
2. Total Number of Active Contracts
Please confirm the total number of contracts currently listed as active.
This can be calculated from the database referred to in the response to question 1.
3. Procurement Strategy (2025/2026)
Please provide your organisation’s Procurement Strategy for 2025/2026.
If this is part of a multi-year strategy (e.g., 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.
The procurement strategy is available for public view: Procurement Strategy 2021-2026 – Economy, enterprise and skills
4. Contact Information
If possible, please provide the name, job title, phone number, and email address for the following roles:
Responsible officer for API access or data sharing (if applicable)
Individual managing the contract register
Finance Director
Head/Director of Procurement or Purchasing
Head/Director of ICT
Head of Estates and Facilities
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.
Director of Finance & Public Value – Angie Sinclair; Lead officer for procurement – Justin Bennetts
Portfolio Holder for Finance and Public Value (includes Procurement): Councillor Buczkowski.
Other roles requested are collectively overseen by Matthew Jones – Director of Transformation and Business Services.
Email addresses are firstname.secondname@devon.gov.uk