Gilbertstone Primary School ~ Catering Tender

Concepts

• school cleaning
• west midlands
• catering services
• gilbertstone primary school
• school club
• school
• catering
• primary
• gilbertstone
• schools

Location

WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)

Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Gilbertstone Primary School.

Total Quantity or Scope

We have happy, hardworking children who are proud of their school and who want to learn and staff that go the extra mile to enable children to be the very best that they can be. Through our strong inclusive ethos and caring values, children develop a range of personal qualities and skills to support their educational development and prepare them to make a positive contribution to the world around them. Our Golden Rule: ‘Treat others as you wish to be treated.' We currently have our meals delivered; however, we have a small kitchen on site and would prefer if fresh meals were prepared at the School, we have previously been informed that this could be successfully managed for our 417 pupils. We would welcome duo bid submissions from each contractor, offering either a prepared on-site or delivered meal service option. This is the first time that the School has put their catering requirement to competitive tender. The contract will commence on 1 January 2025 for an initial period of five years, ending on 31 December 2029, with no subsequent opportunity to extend for a further period. The Client expects the successful Supplier to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared, if possible, in the small kitchen on-site. The Client expects the successful Supplier to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement their stated target. The Client requires year one menus to be fully compliant with the Food for Life Silver standard. The contract covers the scope for the provision of catering services, which currently includes only lunch, however the School would also like a morning break service if produced on site, all hospitality and free issue requirements. There is a ‘before & after School Club’ that is managed directly by the School. Meals shall be charged at £2.65 on consumption for the first year of the contract, with hospitality and free issues at net cost. The Client intends to focus heavily on healthy, fresh, seasonal, locally sourced produce and sees the catering service as an exciting opportunity to complement the overall pupil experience, through the regular introduction of new ingredients, themed and promotional events. The successful Supplier will be required to play their part in acting as a catalyst for improvement of the pupil experience. The successful Supplier will work closely with the Client to manage the provision of catering and the overall ‘meal experience. The value of the current catering contract is circa £130K. Contractor’s thoughts regarding how to support the schools’ catering improvement objectives within the term of the initial contract are welcome. The school has a ParentPay ‘cashless system’ and parents generally pay on a day-to-day basis, with pupils selecting their meal preference from one of two options at the point of service The Client invites bidders to consider offers of appropriate capital investment. See SQ Document for more information.

CPV Codes

• 90919300 - School cleaning services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-West-Midlands:-School-cleaning-services./8... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/89238WE3EJ GO Reference: GO-2024430-PRO-25908541