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Department of Health and Social Care: Bidfood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
29 Jan 2025
Answer
3 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 27 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.

  2. 29 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Neither the Department or its executive agencies, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and the UK Health Security Agency, hold any contracts with BFS Group Limited or any of its subsidiary companies.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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