Written evidence submitted by Department
for Transport
The Department for Transport comprises a central
department and seven executive agencies.
This response covers both the central department
and our seven agencies.
Within the Department for Transport, on-site catering
services are only available at the Department's main HQ in London,
the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) sites in Swansea
and the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) residential training facility
in Bedfordshire.
DEPARTMENT FOR
TRANSPORT HQ
- DfT HQ has an on-site catering facility situated
in Great Minster House. The service is operated on a commercial
no direct subsidy basis.
- The service is provided by Style, a sub-contractor
of the DfT HQ Total Facilities Management provider, Amey.
- Style provide a hospitality and restaurant service.
The restaurant provides a hot and cold breakfast and lunch café
service with a coffee and snack service throughout the day. Style
does not provide a table restaurant or banqueting service but
if such a need was identified then the contract allows them to
provide this.
DVLA
- DVLA has on site catering venues at its Morriston
HQ, The Swansea Vale Contact Centre and a small cafe at its Richard
Ley Development Centre. The service is operated on a commercial
no direct subsidy basis.
- The services are provided by Avenance which is
a sub-contractor of the DVLA PFI provider Telereal Trillium.
- Avenance provide a hospitality and restaurant
service. The restaurant provides a hot and cold breakfast and
lunch café service with a coffee and snack service throughout
the day. Avenance does not provide a banqueting service but if
such a need was identified then the contract allows them to provide
this.
DSA
- DSA has an on site catering facility at its Training
& Development Centre in Cardington, Bedfordshire. The service
is operated on a commercial non-subsidy basis.
- The service is provided by Sodexo - soft facilities
provider for Cardington and DSA Nottingham HQ building.
- Sodexo provide a hospitality and restaurant service
for the staff and trainees attending the Training Centre, including
a 40 bedroom hotel for trainees and DSA staff. The restaurant
provides a full English and continental breakfast, hot or cold
lunch including healthy and vegetarian option, and a full 3 course
evening meal. They also provide tea/coffee vending and sale of
light refreshments and confectionary.
September 2010
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