FOI release

FOI2021/00475: Transparency spend data

This request was refused in full, so we didn't provide the information the requester asked for. This may include information where we can neither confirm nor deny that we hold it.

Case reference FOI2021/00475

Published 3 November 2021

Request

Request Received: 1 November 2021

Dear Innovate UK,
Thank you for publishing your spend data here:
https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Finnovate-uk-transactions-over-
25000&data=04%7C01%7Cfoi%40ukri.org%7C6e780f88b0d940f5f4a108d99d37857f%7C8bb7e08edaa44a8e927efca38db04b7e%7C0%7C0%7C637713684932920688%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=ICqV8bsi7FbKPDGJuuSFoQPiRP6dZlSk2TfQyj4HFdI%3D&reserved=0

However, I notice that you haven't published any spending data since January 2021.

We understand that due to the COVID-19 pandemic it may not have been a priority to publish your spending data. However, we strongly believe that the spending data is critical to understanding how Government functions and this data is vital for our work. We would be extremely grateful if you could update this information as soon as reasonably possible.

I'd like to make a request under the Freedom of Information act for all transactions over £25,000 from February 2021 to a month in arrears from the date at which you publish in response to this request.

Please provide the data in a machine readable format (preferably csv). As a minimum, please make sure to include the date, value and recipient of each transaction. Please also provide details on the procurement category of each transaction if you have it.

Your team may also be interested in the guidance on producing spending data:
https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fguidance-for-publishing-spend-over-5000&data=04%7C01%7Cfoi%40ukri.org%7C6e780f88b0d940f5f4a108d99d37857f%7C8bb7e08edaa44a8e927efca38db04b7e%7C0%7C0%7C637713684932920688%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Bk5w7ISUugjN1DfH92%2FxxKfkpIkM9TI3cPUMILTTCME%3D&reserved=0.

For the avoidance of doubt, I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act. I await your response within 20 working days.

Response

Response Sent: 3 November 2021

Full details of this response are provided in the attached document.

Documents

This is UK Research and Innovation's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.

You can browse our other responses or make a new FOI request.