Wednesday 03 July 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7643
Date Request Received: 03/01/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 05/02/2024 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Business Case and deliverables
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Given the on-going cost of living crisis I am interested in how public funded bodies scrutinize the need for contractor support and test the availability of internal resources/engage with the competitive sourcing market before choosing a supplier and then contracting for the contractor support. I write regarding the Trusts transparency publication of expenditure over £25,000 in July of 2023 which was published at the following Internet address: https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salisbury.nhs.uk%2Fmedia%2Fskzg1o5x%2Fjuly2023.csv&data=05%7C02%7CSFT.FreedomofInformation%40nhs.net%7Ceda4596a4eb347413cd408dc0bd56fd1%7C37c354b285b047f5b22207b48d774ee3%7C0%7C0%7C638398258540344546%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cGq%2Bn2s3Aji062nATj0Q3KmA%2BKdd5l9SMo3HWrC5khI%3D&reserved=0 I am interested in the following line item within the above linked file: Department Family : Department of Health Entity : Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Date : 31/07/2023 Expense Type : Professional Fees Expense area : FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Supplier : LIAISON Transaction Number : 83358 Amount : 23,758.31 VAT registration Number : GB 614000900 Under the Freedom of Information Act I write to ask for: 1. A copy of the Business Case (iaw HM Treasury "Managing Public Money") for this expenditure. | |
| Answer To Question 1: 1. Business Case not applicable for provision of this service | |
| Question Number 2: 2. A copy of the contract relevant to this expenditure. | |
| Answer To Question 2: See attached - Rolling contract To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below:  VAT-services-TCs.pdf | |
| Question Number 3: 3. A copy of the Invoice for this expenditure. | |
| Answer To Question 3: See attached To accompany this answer to question 3 please also see the documents listed below: Liaison Group Inv. No. 83358.pdf | |
| Question Number 4: 4. A copy of all supporting information supporting the Invoice for this expenditure. | |
| Answer To Question 4: Commercially Sensitive - if the information was provided it could lead to identifying specific charges/fees. Please see exemption notice attached. | |
| Question Number 5: 5. A copy of any written (ie .doc , .docx or .pdf) deliverable delivered to the Trust and invoiced under this invoice. | |
| Answer To Question 5: See 4 above. | |
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