Information regarding Advance Construction Scotland Ltd: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.


Information requested

Information regarding Advance Construction Scotland Ltd (ACS) and all group companies associated with this company in relation to Scottish Government funded work, under freedom of information legislation:

1. How many times has ACS been invited to tender?

2. How many times were ACS successful by being awarded contracts/ subcontracts?

3. How many times has ACS received informal and formal warning letters and notices by SEPA?

4. How many times has ACS defied SEPA?

5. Has ACS offered money to or given money to the Scottish Government either directly or on behalf of another party?

Response

Response to question 1:

To carry out the necessary data analysis on Advance Construction Scotland Ltd (ACS) tender invitations would mean that Section 12 of Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) would apply, meaning the time taken to carry out this analysis would entail a lot of resource, be too time consuming and would breach the cost criteria limit and take more than the 60 hours to collate and analyse. If you still wish to obtain this data, you may consider submitting a new FOI request with more specific parameters, such as a shorter time period e.g. 12 months.

Response to Question 2:

Advance Construction Scotland Ltd (ACS) has not been awarded any contracts by the Scottish Government. Additionally, Section 12 of FOISA would apply to requests for subcontracting data, as the time required to gather and analyse this information would exceed the allowable cost limit. If you still wish to obtain this data, you may consider submitting a new FOI request with more specific parameters, such as a shorter time period e.g. 12 months.

To further assist, we recommend exploring public-facing reports available on the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) website, which provide information on contracts awarded across the public sector. You can access these reports via the following link: Home - Public Contracts Scotland

Response to questions 3 & 4:

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government is not responsible for the provision of data in relation to Advance Construction Scotland Ltd (ACS) and their relationship with SEPA . This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact SEPA who may be able to help you foi@sepa.org.uk

Response to question 5:

Similarly, while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government Procurement and Property Directorate does not have information on Advance Construction Scotland Ltd (ACS) donations to the Scottish Government.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at https://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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