Kings Heath Primary School ~ Catering tender

Concepts

• school catering
• kings heath primary school
• west midlands
• school wishes
• onsite catering staff
• school community
• school staff
• life silver catering award
• schools
• school

Location

Birmingham

Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Kings Heath Primary School.

Total Quantity or Scope

Kings Heath Primary School has 635 pupils (2019-20 roll); there are entitled to 231 UFSM and 112 FSM The School wishes to offer healthy eating options within the menu, to include equally for all diets in terms of quality and choice, encompassing omnivorous, vegetarian, vegan and halal diets. The menu should be based on the use of fresh ingredients and bakery products. There are other objectives which the schools wish to achieve as a result of this tender process: •The provision of a healthy balanced menu that meets nutritional guidelines and is enjoyed by our students. •Increase the take up of meals for all, including paid meals, FSM and UIFSM. •Engagement with the school community – when setting menus or introducing new product lines. •Innovation and flexibility with the ability to ‘move with the times’ and recommend new service initiatives. •An effective marketing campaign should be implemented including the organisation of a series of theme days throughout the year ~ a minimum of two each term. •A key requirement is for the successful contractor to provide support, training and development to the onsite catering staff. •The school wish the successful Supplier to be responsible for all administration relating to communicating with parents in respect of meal choice, booking meals and cash collection and to introduce a system of online payment for meals, similar to ParentPay and operated by the Supplier. •To ensure that all hospitality is provided strictly at net cost of ingredients. •Provide a pre order service for the school staff. The chosen Supplier will have as a minimum The Soil Association Food for Life Silver Catering Award and aspire to reach Gold standard within 12 months. The new contract will commence on 1 September 2021, for an initial 3 year term with the option of additional 2 x 1 year extensions. The staff are currently employed by ABM, to manage and oversee the catering service and therefore TUPE Regulations including pension rights will apply to this contract. The current value of the contract is approximately £160,000 per annum, which includes children, adult meals, children’s milk and limited hospitality . Further details can be found within the SQ Document.

CPV Codes

• 55524000 - School catering 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-catering-services./R... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/R977UFCFBD GO Reference: GO-2021121-PRO-17674430