Ministry of Defence: Bidfood

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Tabled

27 Jan 2025

Target answer date

29 Jan 2025

Answer

3 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Recorded timeline

1. 27 Jan 2025

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 3 Feb 2025

   Answer published

   Bidfood, a trading division of BFS Group Limited, currently holds a contract for the Supply of UK Deployable Food. No other contracts between the Department and BFS Group Limited or any of its subsidiary companies have been identified.

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.