Greenvale Primary Catering Tender

Concepts

• school catering
• south croydon
• greenvale primary catering tender
• collegiate catering
• greenvale primary school
• catering
• primary
• caterer
• greenvale
• service levels

Location

Greenvale Primary SchoolSandpiper Road, Selsdon Vale, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8PR

Description

Greenvale Primary school in Croydon is tendering their catering services with a contract start date of 22nd July 2024. Due to this extremely challenging timeline we are managing an open tender process with site visits on Tuesday 2nd April, the tender response date is Friday 26th April. Presentations are scheduled for early May, possibly week commencing 6th May. The school is developing their catering provision to deliver the very best service for every child at the school. The contract start date is the 22nd of July 2024 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. There are LGPS pensions within the catering team and the school has a strong working relationship with the incumbent caterer Collegiate Catering.This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently hi

Total Quantity or Scope

The School is seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the primary education sector. They should be able to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of contracts of a similar size and operational style within a reasonable travelling distance of the School. This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently high levels of food quality and tangible contract support. The School and CCL expect the successful Contractor to guarantee their financial proposal within reason and deliver excellent standards. The business manager and SLT have requested that in this tender exercise the bidders focus on: A TUPE Compliant Bid with additional recommendations on service equipment, serving points, staffing levels and a bespoke food concept to drive sales and uptake.In short, the School needs to be convinced the bidders are able to deliver their promises, achieve their sales targets, deliver their service enhancements in full and support the School. Should the School not be convinced of this they reserve the right to revert to an ‘insourced’ solution or post no award. Any investment proposals will need to be consistent with ESFA guidelines.

Renewal Options

The contract tenure is for an initial three year term and there is an option for both parties to extending the contract for another two years subject to performance and mutual agreement.

CPV Codes

• 55524000 - School catering services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.