Asked by: Laurence Turner (Labour - Birmingham Northfield)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to develop weightings for trade union (a) access and (b) recognition when (i) awarding public contracts and (ii) determining strategic suppliers.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Social Value Model has been updated to ensure that in-scope organisations can implement the government’s new National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS). Procurement Policy Note 002: The Social Value Model sets out the government’s approach to social value.
Strategic suppliers are selected based on the scale, scope and criticality of the services they provide.
Asked by: Laurence Turner (Labour - Birmingham Northfield)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department or (ii) agencies of his Department.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Cabinet Office (CO) and its agencies have no record of any contracts awarded to BFS Group Limited, or its subsidiaries.