Appointment of schools catering contractor

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Dear Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council,

With regards to the appointment of Robinsons Catering to deliver schools catering in the Tameside area, could you please supply the following information:

What is the status of 'Robinsons' ie. is it a Limited Company?
Who owns shares at Robinsons?
What is the nature of the contractual relationship between Robinsons and Tameside Council?
How was the contractual relationship arrived at?

Yours faithfully,

Janet Parker

Freedom Of Information Requests, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Ms J Parker

 

Freedom of Information Request

Unique Reference No: FOI 7733

 

Thank you for your email received 4 July 2018 requesting information under
the Freedom of Information Act. I understand your request to be as
follows:

 

With regards to the appointment of Robinsons Catering to deliver schools
catering in the Tameside area, could you please supply the following
information:

 

1.     What is the status of 'Robinsons' ie. is it a Limited Company?

2.     Who owns shares at Robinsons?

3.     What is the nature of the contractual relationship between
Robinsons and Tameside Council?

4.     How was the contractual relationship arrived at?

 

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Dear Ms Parker

 

Request for Information – Freedom of Information

Unique Reference FOI 7733

 

Please find attached response in relation to your Freedom of Information
Request.

 

Kind regards

 

On behalf of Ian Saxon

 

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