Smarter food procurement in the public sector: thirteenth report of session 2006-07 report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence

House of Commons papers 357 2006-07

Corporate Author:

Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts

Author:

Edward Leigh (chairman)

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

Price: £11.00

The public sector in England spends around £2 billion per year on food and catering services, including in schools, hospitals and armed forces bases. Following on from a NAO report (HC 963-I, session 2005-06; ISBN 9780102937428) published in March 2006, the Committee's report examines how public sector organisations can improve their food procurement practices in order to reduce costs whilst maintaining the quality of meals provided. It focuses on the organisations responsible for the three largest areas of public food expenditure: the Department for Education and Skills, the Ministry of Defence and the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency. The report finds that the public sector could achieve efficiency gains of over £220 million by 2010-11 through a range of actions including: obtaining more competitive prices for the same food items, increasing levels of joint purchasing, developing frontline procurement and catering expertise, and increasing levels of take-up, particularly in the school meals sector.

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