Dear NHS Wales
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we kindly request access to the documents listed below held by NHS Wales, in the context of the ongoing and anticipated NHS tenders for/ including the supply of the medicinal product “fingolimod 0.5 mg capsules”.
Relevant tender:
• NHS Wales (tender title: Proprietary Drugs)
Documents requested:
• Any communications (letter, email, etc.) from Novartis or other entities affiliated to this company (or authorised representative of) to NHS Wales regarding the supply of the medicinal product fingolimod 0.5 mg capsules under the tender listed above.
• Any response (letter, email, etc.) from NHS Wales to Novartis or other entities affiliated to this company (or authorised representative of) regarding the supply of the medicinal product fingolimod 0.5 mg capsules under the tender listed above.
• Minutes of (face-to-face, virtual or telephone) meetings between NHS Wales and Novartis or other entity affiliated to this company (or authorised representative of) regarding the supply of the medicinal product fingolimod 0.5 mg capsules under the tender listed above.
Please provide any relevant documents dating from 1 January 2022 until now, in the form of electronic copies.
Thank you for your recent request dated 28th June 2022.
Public Health Wales do not hold this data. Procurement services are provided by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and they may hold the information you require. You can contact them via the link below:
Contact Us - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the decision, you should write to the Corporate Complaints Manager, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, 3, Number 2, Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF10 4BZ.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
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Email: wales@ico.org.uk