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FOI2021/00354: Provision of services under the G-Cloud frameworks

Some or all of the information requested was not provided because we didn't hold it.

Case reference FOI2021/00354

Published 1 November 2021

Request

Request Received: 3 August 2021

We are writing to you pursuant to the FOI Act to request and obtain certain documentation held by you.

We are requesting all of the relevant documentation (including each contract and order form) relating to the agreement(s) (as is appropriate) between Oracle Corporation UK Limited ("Oracle") and UK Research and Innovation ("UKRI") for the provision of services under the G-Cloud frameworks during the course of the financial years of; 2020/21 and 2021/22.

In particular, such documentation relating to UK Shared Business Services' total spend of £142,602 with Oracle constituting the spend under the following iterations of G-Cloud: 1. G-Cloud 11 - £142,602.

We have obtained the above information from the Crown Commercial Service Digital Future Sales website (https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNTEyMTZhZDAtZGNiNi00OWQxLWI5ODYtMjg1ZWNlMmNkOD VhIiwidCI6IjlmOGMwZDc5LTNlODctNGNkMy05Nzk5LWMzNDQzMTQ2ZWE1ZSIsImMiOjh9).

We have previously written to UK Shared Business Services Ltd requesting such information, and a copy of their reply is annexed to this letter. As such, we are now referring this request onto UKRI and would be grateful for your response regarding the same.

Response

Response Sent: 11 August 2021

I can confirm UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) do not hold the information relevant to your request.

Following a search of our records UKRI can confirm that we hold no contracts nor any records of documentation between Oracle Corporation UK Limited ("Oracle") and UK Research and Innovation ("UKRI") for the provision of services under the G-Cloud frameworks during the course of the financial years of 2020/21 and 2021/22.

To explain further, UKSBS are the contracting authority for UKRI's finance and procurement system (i.e. Oracle) and UKRI does not hold any records regarding the above noted contract, "UK Shared Business Services' total spend of £142,602 with Oracle constituting the spend under the following iterations of G-Cloud: 1. G-Cloud 11 - £142,602.

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