Use of Hikvision Equipment - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description: Use of Hikvision Equipment
FOI Number: 15402
Date Received: 07/07/2021
Type of Request: FOI
Request or Question: I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Scottish Borders Council. Please may you provide me with:1. Details of any electronics equipment manufactured by Hikvision (Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd):a. Purchased or leased by the council within the last five years, or;b. Installed in any building owned or leased by the council, or;
c. Provided by the council for use by staff or contractors.
2. Details of any contracts with Hikvision or any of its UK distributors (including, but not limited to, ADI Global Distribution Ltd., COP Security, DVS Ltd., Dynamic CCTV Ltd., Eurocables Belfast Ltd., Fortus UK Ltd., Mayflex UK Ltd., Norbain SD Ltd.), signed or active within the last five years.
Please provide the information in the form of a CSV spreadsheet file where possible.
Response: 1. We have no record of making any payments for goods or for leasing to this company at SBC in the last 5 years. Therefore we refer to S17 of FOI(S)A 2002 and declare that the information is not held.

a, b and c. We have no record of making any payments for goods or for leasing to this company at SBC in the last 5 years. Therefore we refer to S17 of FOI(S)A 2002 and declare that the information is not held.

2. We have no record of making any payments to any of these UK Distributers at SBC in the last 5 years. Therefore we refer to S17 of FOI(S)A 2002 and declare that the information is not held.