Outsourcing

1)   Does your organisation have any back office outsourcing contracts in place, if so, could you share a copy of the plan or a summary of the overall strategy and specific functions being outsourced?

(2)  Could you provide some information on the type of contract and length of the contract (including expiry of contract).

(3)   If no contracts currently exist does you organisation have any plans to outsource function in the future?

(4)  Are there any outsourcing partnerships with other public sector organisations? We are particularly interested in back office function such as, Human Resources, finance and accounting, customer services and ICT. 

Thank you for your e-mail dated 12th September 2011.  We respond to each of your questions in turn:

1. Currently, Ordnance Survey does not have any back office outsourcing contracts in place.

2. N/A – see response to your question one.

3. At this time there are no plans to outsource any back office functions.

4. At this time, there are no outsourcing partnerships with other public sector organisations.

Please note your enquiry has been processed according to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. As the requested information has been provided, we have determined that in all the circumstances of this case the Public interest consideration (section 17 FOIA) is not applicable in this instance.

If you are unhappy with our response, you may raise an appeal to our Appeals Officer at:

FOI Appeals Officer
Customer Service Centre
Ordnance Survey
Adanac Drive
SOUTHAMPTON
SO16 0AS

Please include the reference number below. The Appeals Officer will ensure that the process has been followed correctly, questioning any decisions taken regarding the original response and recommending disclosure of additional information if appropriate.

Thank you for your enquiry.

Reference number: FOI11219/September 2011