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City of Glasgow College new build procurement information: FOI release
Information requested
The Business Case (Final) in connection to the full financial projections made at the time of the contract signing for costs relating to the procurement of two new build college campuses at City of Glasgow College. Any/all recorded information that the decision to procure the new build(s) by the NPD revenue funded model provided best value to the public purse? Please supply this information in electronic format, and I shall look forward to disclosure with the specified timescale.
Response
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact the Scottish Funding Council or Scottish Futures Trust who may be able to help you.
I have considered all of the information that the Scottish Government does have that would be relevant to your enquiry and provided information where possible.
There are some documents that would not be provided as these relate to Ministerial advice, I considered these to be exempt under Section 30(b)(i) free and frank provision of advice.
I have detailed the information that we are able to provide to you.
Title Format Size Annex A - Meeting Notes 13 Jan 2011 PDF 91.65KB Annex B - Scottish Futures Trust- 2nd stage of procurment process PDF 4.16MB Annex C - Scottish Futures Trust - Project Guidane Oct 2011 PDF 986.68KB Annex D - City of Glasgow College Report, Key Parameters April 2013 PDF 211.26KB Annex E - City of Glasgow College Report, Affordability, April 2013 PDF 702.21KB Annex F - City of Glasgow College Report, Risk, April 2013 PDF 608.05KB Annex G - City of Glasgow College DP4 Pre-Financial Close, April 2013 PDF 367.17KB Annex H - City of Glasgow College Report, Key Dates, April 2013 PDF 226.95KB Annex I - Scottish Futures Trust, Pre-Financial Close, May 2013 PDF 6.54MB Annex J - Scottish Funding Council decision letter, 29 May 2013 PDF 361.61KB Annex K - John McClelland & Michael Russell letter, 9 July 2013 PDF 221.62KB
Appendix A: A minute of a meeting on 11 January 2011 between the Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Government and Scottish Futures Trust relating to the progress being made with the project. The detail of the officials present has been redacted in line with standard procedure.
Appendix B: This document provides evidence from Scottish Futures Trust relating to the second stage of the procurement process and demonstrates the advice given to the Scottish Funding Council to help it achieve best value in the design, procurement and delivery of the project.
Due to the file size of Appendix B, copies can be provided on request by emailing ceu@gov.scot, quoting the FOI reference number FOI/17/02214
Appendix C to I: These provide detail of the value for money analysis of the project at stage 4, the risks involved, the key parameters to the project, essentially this is where the final part of public procurement exercise takes place.
Due to the file size of Appendix I, copies can be provided on request by emailing ceu@gov.scot, quoting the FOI reference number FOI/17/02214
Appendix J and K: These are the letters between the Scottish Funding Council and Scottish Ministers to approve the final stage of the procurement process.
Detected exemption language
There are some documents that would not be provided as these relate to Ministerial advice, I considered these to be exempt under Section 30(b)(i) free and frank provision of advice. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested. An exemption applies, subject to the public interest test An exemption under section s.30(b)(i) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. This exemption relates to the exchange of free and frank advice with Scottish Ministers. This exemption is subject to the 'public interest test'.