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Freedom of Information request (FOI 22/1061)

Published 17 January 2024

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24th November 2022

FOI 22/1061

Dear

Thank you for your information requests which were received 27th October 2022, where you addressed identical questions to the following recipients:

  1. Dear Advisory Board on the Registration of Homoeopathic Products

  2. Dear Commission on Human Medicines

  3. Dear Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee

  4. Dear Devices Expert Advisory Committee

  5. Dear British Pharmacopoeia Commission

You requested the following:

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, the information requested below.

The details we require are:

  1. Who is your social media management and monitoring tool supplier?

  2. Start date & duration of framework/contract with the supplier

  3. Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date

  4. Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

We have decided to amalgamate all your requests into a single response.

Please note that none of the expert groups / committees listed above have their own social media management tool or contract. Where it is judged that something related to social media is required, it would be provided through MHRA given our role in supporting these expert groups and committees. Therefore, the information you have requested is not held. We would typically now invite you to request the same information specifically in relation to MHRA, however, it is noted that you have already made this request under FOI 22/1138 and will receive a response to this tomorrow.

If you have a query about the information provided, please reply to this email

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date you receive this response and addressed to: [email protected]

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you were to remain dissatisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you would have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Please bear in mind that the Information Commissioner will not normally review our handling of your request unless you have first contacted us to conduct an internal review. The Information

Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,

MHRA FOI Tea

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