FOI reference: FOI-2025-2588

You asked

The information that we require is as follows:- 

1) Do you use a social media management platform? 

2) If so, what tools do you use? 

3) What is your annual spend on a Social media management tool? 

4) What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (in the format of [month/year])  

5) Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform? 

6) If so, what tools do you use? 

7) What is your annual spend on a social listening / media monitoring tool? 

8) What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (in the format of [month/year]) 

9) Who is the senior person responsible for managing these contracts? 

We said

Thank you for your request. Please see the following answers to your questions. 

1) Yes 

2) Hootsuite 

3) £33,600 

4) December 2025 

5) Yes 

6) Pulsar (social listening), Onclusive (media monitoring) 

7) £29,200 (social listening) / £27,600 (media monitoring) 

8) July 2025 (social listening) / October 2025 (media monitoring) 

9) The requested information is personal data and therefore is exempt under s.40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).