I request all information pertaining to the planning, tendering, commissioning and awarding of the contract for the Road repairs to Shaftesbury Road Exeter EX2 9BR that were conducted on the 9th April 2021.
Timeline of events from the Shaftesbury Road scheme inception on 13 December 2018 through to the ordering of the pre patching works on 04 November 2019 are available – Scheme report / Audit Summary / Order / Supporting documents
The documents have been redacted to remove the name of the designer. Disclosure of this information would have been a breach of the first data protection principle and is therefore exempt pursuant to s.40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
In addition, details of the supplier’s prices and rates have been exempt under Section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Commercial Interests. Devon County Council considers releasing these costs would likely prejudice the commercial interests of any competitors and this would give an unfair advantage.
We have considered the public interest in this case and we acknowledge that there is a public interest in the transparency around public spending, however, we also consider that there is a public interest in allowing businesses to apply for contracts in a competitive environment, and we therefore, consider that the public interest lies in withholding the information.
Details of all Devon County Council contracts are publicly available on the Councils Contract register Use the narrow results and search facility to find the contracts you are interested in. This will give you the details of the contract and the winning supplier.