Eskdalemuir Seismic Array contract: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
With reference to the attached two documents in response to my initial FOI request, one of the contracts identified as being a Public Contracts Scotland contract, is in fact NOT listed on the aforementioned website. This missing one is identified in the initial FOI response as:
ID: 617730
Title: "Award of Evaluation and calculation of measured seismic output of an existing Eskdalemuir site"
Tender Ref: MAR383218
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000610792
Quotes Received: 1 XI Engineering
Within the next 20 days, please could you identify this contract correctly and send me the full and complete information concerning it.
Response
I enclose a copy of all remaining documents the Scottish Government has stored on the contract.
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exemption under s.38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption applies are explained in the Annex to this letter.
ANNEX
An exception applies
Section 38(1)(b) – applicant has asked for personal data of a third party
An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to a small amount of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party, ie name and contact details of individuals, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.
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