Dear David, 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - SECTION 8 REQUEST 

I am writing regarding your request for information dated 07/02/2022. In
order to determine if we hold the information you requested, we will need
to seek some further clarification from you. 

Please note that Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust do not run acute hospitals
but are a community NHS Trust and mental health service provider. I would
be grateful if you could please clarify whether your request was intended
for hospital NHS Trusts or if you would still like Oxleas to respond to
your request (as much as is applicable). 

Please provide me with a response by 28/02/2022. Once we have received the
further clarification needed, we will be able to process your request
further. However, please note that in the meantime your request will be
placed on hold.  

Kind regards, 

Paul Bransgrove

Information Governance Officer

E: [1][Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust | Bracken House | Bracton Lane | Leyton Cross
Road | Dartford | Kent | DA2 7AF

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From: David Roberts <[FOI #830664 email]>
Sent: 07 February 2022 09:36
To: FOI (OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Information relating to Patient
Feeding and Retail Catering
 
Dear Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust,

I would be grateful if you could provide me under the Freedom of
Information Act, details in respect to the contracts below.

Retail Catering Services / Patient feeding services
1. The name and contact details for the Chief Executive?
2. The name and contact details for the Director of Finance?
3. The name and contact details for the Director of Estates and
Facilities?
4. The name and contact details of the Procurement Director?
Retail Catering
5. The name(s) of the company(ies) who currently provides retail catering
at the hospital?
6. Is this a single service contract or part of an IFM contract? If so,
who is the FM provider and what other services are included?
7. How many of each type of outlet are there e.g. coffee shop, restaurant
etc
8. When does the contract expire?
9. What is the average sales turnover per annum for all the outlets
combined?

Patient Feeding
10. Who provides patient feeding within the hospital?
11. If this is run in house is the trust willing to consider outsourcing?
12. If outsourced, is this a single service contract or part of an IFM
contract? If so, who is the FM provider and what other services are
included?
13. When does the contract expire?
14. What is the annual turnover per annum for patient feeding?

Additional Questions
15. How many beds are there in the hospital? If there is more than one
hospital in the trust, please can you breakdown the number of beds per
hospital building?
16. How many staff work in each hospital?
17. Do you use a framework for catering? If so, which framework do you
use?

For clarity, the details of the successful and unsuccessful suppliers are
kept in the strictest confidence. All these details are only used to help
in potentially bidding for these contracts. I would be very grateful if
you would provide the details which gives us more information about how
the hospital operates.

Yours faithfully,

David Roberts

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