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Craven District Council (21 002 055)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Commercial and contracts 07-Jul-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the Council’s termination of her tenancy agreements for two garage plots. This is because the issue is a contractual dispute and it would be reasonable for Ms X to go to court. It is also unlikely we would find fault by the Council.
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Buckinghamshire Council (21 001 868)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Commercial and contracts 01-Jul-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a contract for tree surgery work in 1999. This is because it is a late complaint.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Commercial and contracts 28-Jun-2021
Summary: The complainant says the authority has increase a charge for a way leave by a significant sum. The Authority has confirmed the matter is subject to legal proceedings. The matter is therefore outside out jurisdiction.
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Portsmouth City Council (20 008 105)
Statement Upheld Commercial and contracts 25-Jun-2021
Summary: The Council failed to fairly complete a tender process, in which Mr C was unsuccessful. This leaves Mr C with uncertainty about whether the result would have been different if properly completed. The Council has taken appropriate action to improve its procedures to prevent future problems. To acknowledge Mr C’s uncertainty, frustration, time, and trouble, the Council will apologise and pay him £300.
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South Holland District Council (21 000 029)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Commercial and contracts 20-May-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of a procurement matter. If Mr X disputes the outcome of the process it would have been reasonable for him to challenge it at court. The Public Procurement Review Service is better placed to decide if the Council followed the proper process and it is not our role to reassess the bids or to say the Council should have awarded Mr X the contract.
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Huntingdonshire District Council (20 014 124)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Commercial and contracts 13-May-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint about the amount the Council charged him after he gave notice to terminate his tenancy of commercial premises. This is because it would be reasonable to expect Mr B to raise the disputed matters in any court proceedings.
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Thanet District Council (20 010 143)
Statement Not upheld Commercial and contracts 11-May-2021
Summary: Mr C complains the Council failed to correctly assess his bid for a consultancy services contract. The Ombudsman has discontinued the investigation because the outcome sought by Mr C is not achievable.