FOI – 2025-000040 Bidfood Contracts and Fair Work (HTML)

Date received – 06/02/2025 | Date responded – 14/02/2025

Request

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to request the following information.

1. What active contracts your organisation has with Bidfood (formerly known as 3663, Bidvest 3663 and Bidvest Foodservice); what these contracts are for; what their value is; when it started and when it will run until.

2. If your organisation received a signed Fair Work statement from them? And what other Fair Work evidence was provided prior to the awarding of these contracts? I would be grateful if this information could be provided in a word or excel format.

Response

We have now completed the search of our records and can provide you with the following information:

1. What active contracts your organisation has with Bidfood (formerly known as 3663, Bidvest 3663 and Bidvest Foodservice); what these contracts are for; what their value is; when it started and when it will run until.

Please find attached Appendix 1 - Bidfood Ltd Awarded Contracts, for the information you have requested.

2. If your organisation received a signed Fair Work statement from them? And what other Fair Work evidence was provided prior to the awarding of these contracts?

Under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act, 2002 (FOISA), an organisation does not have to provide that information if it does not hold it. NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) does not hold a signed Fair Work Statement from Bidfood Ltd as this is not a requirement for these frameworks. However, NSS does require that all information provided must be in line with the Scottish Governments Fair Work Practice Guidance. Bidfood Ltd provided their company policies on Fair Work Practices, which covers plate2planet, Modern Slavery Act Statement and Gender Pay gap reports. This can be located on their website using the following link - https://www.bidfood.co.uk .

I trust you will find the information of assistance and if you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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