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Written question asked by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Thursday, 11 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 January 2024 (named day). It was answered by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 January 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence: Catering

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is (a) the contract length and (b) total value of each contract for (i) Ararmark, (ii) ESS and (iii) Sodexo in providing food and catering services across the defence estate.

Answer

This information is not held in the format requested.

The HESTIA contract provides full wraparound soft facilities management services to military bases and locations in the United Kingdom, split into seven regions. The regional contracts held by Aramark, ESS and Sodexo range in length from six to 12 years.

The HESTIA contract is not limited to catering and includes all other soft facilities management. These services include, but are not limited to, areas such as catering, staffing, cleaning, armouries, tailoring and messing.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9283
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Contracts Catering Ministry of Defence Sodexo Aramark ESS Catering UK
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk