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<p>All catering contracts for department buildings are procured by the Government
Property Agency (GPA).</p><p> </p><p>Contractually, all suppliers appointed by GPA
are required to comply with the Government Buying Standards, owned by the Department
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).</p><p> </p><p>The relevant part of
the standards is local and environmentally sustainable sourcing. Wherever possible,
food sourcing should prioritise locally produced food and food produced to higher
environmental production standards. Contracting authorities and/or tier 1 suppliers
should aim for at least 50% of food spend to be on locally produced food or food certified
to higher environmental production standards. Progress towards this target must be
reported annually.</p><p> </p><p>This contractual provision will be monitored as part
of the governance and report requirements of GPA's new contracts.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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