St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School ~ Catering Tender

Concepts

• school catering
• st edmund arrowsmith catholic high school
• wigan
• st edmund arrowsmith
• catholic faith
• school community
• school
• values of the school
• edmund arrowsmith
• following extract

Location

Lancashire

Description

The contract is for the delivery of catering services commencing 1st September 2023 for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for a further two years.

Total Quantity or Scope

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for: St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School Rookery Avenue Ashton in Makerfield Wigan Lancashire WN4 9PF Contract value approx. £885,000 (3 years) … St Edmund Arrowsmith is a school of 1215 11-16 year old students The school has four catering serving points, three located in the main dining room area serving a variety of products from cold food to meal of the day. There is a separate serving area for year 11and year 10 which serves most of the items available in the main dining room. The school is interested in an additional external serving area and would welcome contractor investment for this. The following extract from the Head teachers welcome gives an indication of the ethos and values of the school: Our aim has always been to inspire every pupil to want to make the world a better place. This aim sits above all others in defining an education for our pupils. Our Catholic faith is central to everything we do, and our pupils are asked to be living witnesses to that faith and develop the values that come with it. We reveal who we are in the hundreds of mundane everyday interactions in our school community: opening doors for each other, being polite and courteous along the corridors, taking care of each other and offering help when needed. The school expects to work closely with their catering provider to ensure that the pupils eat well and behave well. Communication and proactive engagement are key. There are two staff who have LG terms and conditions. See SQ document for further details.

CPV Codes

• 55524000 - School catering services

Indicators

• Variant bids may be considered.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Wigan:-School-catering-services./D7939X4G82" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Wigan:-School-catering-services./D7939X4G82 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/D7939X4G82" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/D7939X4G82 GO Reference: GO-2023126-PRO-21983872