28 April 2023
Harris Leigh
Via e
mail: [FYI request #22306 email]
Tēnā koe Harris
Request for information: Communications between Pharmac and Draper Cormack
Thank you for your request dated 28 March 2023 under the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) for information relating to communications between Pharmac and Draper Cormack.
You requested:
Under the OIA I seek copies of all correspondence between Pharmac and
Draper Cormack regarding
1) the OIA request: Procurement process used, engagement with Draper
Cormack your reference 2022-23-125; A1665003
2) media coverage in March 2023.for the relationship between Pharmac and
Draper Cormack
By correspondence please include, without limiting other forms of
correspondence:
* emails
* sms messages
* whatsapp messages
* signal messages
* telegram messages
* twitter direct messages
* Facebook messenger messages
Correspondence released in response to your request
Pharmac staff communicate with Draper Cormack staff by email, phone call, and/or face-to-
face meetings only. A combined copy of communications related to your request for
information is attached with this response.
Please note, we have redacted a small amount of information from the documents released
where the information is not related to your request (i.e., out of scope) or where we consider
this is necessary to:
protect the privacy of natural persons (section 9(2)(a));
maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of
opinions by or between or to Ministers of the Crown or members of an organisation or
officers and employees of any public service agency or organisation in the course of their
duty (section 9(2)(g)(i)); or,
2022-23-129; A1668242
protect information where the making available of the information would be likely to
unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the
subject of the information (section 9(2)(b)(ii)).
As required under the OIA, we also considered whether, in the circumstances, the
withholding of this information was outweighed by other considerations which render it
desirable, in the public interest, to make this information available. In this case we did not
consider that the public interest outweighed the reasons for withholding the information.
Payments made by Pharmac to Draper Cormack
I note that on 28 March 2023 we declined to provide information for part two of your previous
request (referenced above as
2022-23-125; A1665003) as, at the time, we considered
releasing the information would be likely to unreasonably prejudice the commercial position
of the firm (section 9(2)(b)(ii) of the OIA). Part two of your previous request was for:
2) Total Payments made by Pharmac to Draper Cormack between 1 March
2021 and 31 January 2023
Since communicating our decision for your previous request, we have provided input for
Written Parliamentary Questions (WPQs) about Pharmac’s relationship with Draper
Cormack. In doing so, we reviewed our previous OIA decisions and determined that
releasing annual spend amounts would not prejudice Draper Cormack’s commercial position.
Please see the published response for WPQ 7893 (2023) for information related to your
request. Additional WPQs about Pharmac’s relationship with Draper Cormack can also be
found on Parliament’s website.
Closing
We trust that this information answers your queries. To make information more freely
available, we publish selected OIA responses (excluding personal details) on our website.
Please note, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman about our response
to your OIA, under section 28(3) of the OIA. Details of how to make a complaint are on the
Ombudsman’s website.
Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about this.
Nāku noa, nā
Allanah Andrews
Manager, Policy and Government Services
2022-23-129; A1668242
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