Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
Tel: 0300 421 8100
E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
08th July 2022
Sent via e-mail to: – rlovell@citysprint.co.uk
————————-Rob, Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 136
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
The Trust do utilise taxis for various reasons plus we used to use freewheelers a motorbike courier service. but we do not hold the information in order to respond to the questions. Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to: – Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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E-mail: —
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office ICO. for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
To Whom it may concern,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to obtain the following details in relation to your use of couriers, taxis, and non-patient transport services:
1. The amount spent on courier/taxi/non-patient transport services in each of the following financial years:
• 2021-22
• 2020-21
• 2019-20
• 2018-19
• 2017-18
2. A breakdown of the amount spent on taxis and courier services by department for example pathology, pharmacy, sterile services, medical records etc. in each of the following financial years:
• 2021-22
• 2020-21
• 2019-20
• 2018-19
• 2017-18
3. A breakdown of the amount spent on taxis and courier services by reason for spend for equipment, specimens, medicine etc. in each of the following financial years:
• 2021-22
• 2020-21
• 2019-20
• 2018-19
• 2017-18
4. The name of your courier/taxi/non-patient transport services suppliers
5. The annual value of your courier/taxi/non-patient transport services suppliers’ contracts
6. The expiry dates of your courier/taxi/non-patient transport services suppliers’ contracts
7. The name of the frameworks. used to procure your courier/taxi/non-patient transport services suppliers’ contracts
8. The total cost of the courier/taxi/non-patient transport services that are not outsourced but are managed in-house
9. The number of staff employed in managing the in-house contracts
10. The number of vehicles either owned or leased to meet the in house courier requirements
11. The names. and emails. of the persons. responsible for the management of courier/taxi/non-patient transport services
12. The names. and emails. of the persons. responsible for the procurement of courier/taxi/non-patient transport services
Thanks and best Regards
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