Huntcliff School ~ Catering Tender

Concepts

• school catering
• huntcliff school
• gainsborough
• primary schools
• free school meals
• current school food standards legislation
• catering contractor
• overall quality of the catering service
• annual turnover of the current catering service
• school

Location

Lincolnshire

Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Huntcliff School.

Total Quantity or Scope

Huntcliff School is situated on a pleasant site on the eastern edge of the rural town of Kirton-in-Lindsey. Having converted to single status academy in February 2012, Huntcliff currently caters for students aged 11 to 16 years old. Our students come, not only from Kirton itself, but also from the neighbouring towns and villages and we work extensively with our feeder primary schools to ensure a smooth transition between KS2 and KS3. Our ambition for our school and our students is predicated on: Outstanding teaching, learning, students and outcomes. Huntcliff School agrees that all food and drink provided to pupils shall comply with current school food standards legislation. Similarly compliance to current GDPR, allergen and hygiene legislation are deemed critical to ensure the overall quality of the catering service is appropriate. There are currently circa 463 pupils with circa 190 entitled to Free School Meals and uptake typically 133 per day. The guaranteed performance contract will commence on 1 January 2024 for an initial period of three years, until 31st December 2026, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of two years at the discretion of the School Trustees. 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 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 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 breakfast, morning break and lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Meals shall be charged at £2.50 on consumption for the first year of the contract (main course, dessert & drink), with Free School Meals at margin, but hospitality, duty meals and free issues at net cost. Packed lunches shall be required for some school trips. The client’s expectation is to receive a monthly invoice for FSM, Duty Meals and any Hospitality, along with the agreed return. The successful Supplier will work closely with the Client to manage the provision of catering and the overall meal experience. The annual turnover of the current catering service is circa £145K, (January to December 2022) The School successfully operates a ParentPay system, with parents either crediting accounts online or via cash loaders at School, cash is managed by the catering contractor. The Client invites Suppliers to consider offers of appropriate capital investment and Suppliers’ ideas for the development of the current catering service will be welcomed.

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-Gainsborough:-School-catering-services./5BK4NE8P46" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Gainsborough:-School-catering-services./5BK4NE8P46 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/5BK4NE8P46" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/5BK4NE8P46 GO Reference: GO-2023621-PRO-23246821