Framework for the provision of Interim IT Staff and Interim Professional Staff Services: FOI release

Information requested

The information listed below in relation to Scottish Governments Framework for the provision of Interim IT Staff Services and provision of Interim Professional Staff Services.

1. Quality scores for successful suppliers.

2. Quality submission for the highest scored quality for both lots.

Response

1. Quality scores for successful suppliers.

I enclose a copy of the information you requested in the attached Annexes.

2. Quality submission for the highest scored quality for both lots.

The information you have requested in relation to Interim IT Staff Services is already available at Framework Agreement for Interim IT Services - National: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot). Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

The information you requested in relation to IT Professional Staff Services can be found in the attached annex.

We do endeavour to provide all of information whenever possible. However, in this instance exemptions under section 33(1)(b) and section 38 of FOISA apply to some of the information requested.

Disclosure of some of this information is withheld under s33(1)(b) [Commercial interest], as disclosure of it is likely to prejudice substantially the commercial interest of the bidders and the Scottish Government. As the exemption is conditional we have applied the ‘public interest test’ to the information. This means we have, in all circumstances of this case, considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption. We recognise there is a public interest in having transparent tendering processes. On the other hand, if commercially sensitive information is made public, it is likely to damage the commercial interests of the companies whose information is released. This, in turn, could mean that the Scottish Government may be unable to generate genuine and effective competitive tendering processes, and that, in our view, would not be in the public interest.

Finally, parts of the tender documents are also exempt from disclosure under s38 of the Act [Personal Information], which does not require consideration of the public interest test.

Annex A
Quality Scores – Interim Professional Staff Services

Technical Scores	Venesky- Brown Recruitment Ltd	ASA Recruitment	Harvey Nash Limited	Lorien Resourcing Ltd
Total Overall Technical (Quality) Score (100.000%)	86.317%	71.900%	86.500%	67.450%

Annex B
Quality Scores – Interim IT Staff Services

Technical Scores	Venesky- Brown Recruitment Ltd	ASA Recruitment	Lorien Resourcing Ltd	Harvey Nash Limited
Total Overall Technical (Quality) Score (100.000%)	86.317%	71.900%	67.450%	86.500%

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FOI 202300373603 - Information Released - Annex

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