Disclosure Log
Via contract (FOI/4780)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 17 September 2024
Dear *****
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI/00004780
Thank you for your email of 15 September 2024 where you requested:
Please let me know on what basis the contact was awarded to Via - by which I want to understand why the Teckal route was accepted and what Notts Cc are doing about the substandard work from a company which they control.
I can confirm that Nottinghamshire County Council holds this information. The information is exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), because the information is accessible to you, as it is already in the public domain. You can find information about our relationship with Via East Midlands Limited at https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/transport/roads/via. The following report from our Overview Committee held on the 22 July 2024 explains the highway services contract with Via East Midlands Limited https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/DMS/Document.ashxczJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=darlA%2f%2bdA2z7Z8vUIYL5rLH30CcDkLNE4Y1TevqSLfJatgGgp%2bd0pg%3d%3d&rUzwRPf%2bZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3d%3d=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2fLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3d%3d&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&kCx1AnS9%2fpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2bAJvYtyA%3d%3d=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&FgPlIEJYlotS%2bYGoBi5olA%3d%3d=NHdURQburHA%3d&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3d.
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Yours sincerely
Colin Sawers
Information Case Officer | Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executive’s Department | Nottinghamshire County Council
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