North East Procurement Organisation
- Date 2 April 2019
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 43(2): Not upheld
The complainant has asked the North East Procurement Organisation (“NEPO”) for recorded information concerning NEPO207 Building Construction Works Framework (2018/S 068-150309). NEOP provided the complainant with some information which is relevant to his request but withheld other information in reliance on section 43(2) of the FOIA on the grounds that would prejudice its and its Member Authorities’ commercial interests. The Commissioner’s decision is that NEPO is entitled to withhold the information it identified for the Commissioner in its email of 25 January 2019. The Commissioner requires the NEPO to disclose to the complainant the spreadsheet it provided to the Commissioner on 25 January 2019 with the exception of the information which it redacted in reliance on section 43(2) of the FOIA. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2019/0133 allowed in part.