Westminster Schools’ Consortium ~ Catering Tender

Concepts

• school catering
• westminster
• wetminster
• primary schools
• schools
• quality catering services
• the school meal service
• consortium
• its centrally managed outsourced school meals service
• the previous centrally managed school meal service

Location

Westminster

Description

Westminster Schools’ Consortium (The Consortium) currently comprises 16 Primary schools located in the London borough of Westminster and was formed in 2019 following the council’s decision to delegate the previous centrally managed school meal service to schools. Since 2019, the school meal service has been outsourced and The Consortium now wishes to participate in a tender process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for a further contract to supply its centrally managed outsourced school meals service.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Requirement Westminster Schools’ Consortium (The Consortium) currently comprises 16 Primary schools located in the London borough of Westminster and was formed in 2019 following the council’s decision to delegate the previous centrally managed school meal service to schools. Since 2019, the school meal service has been outsourced and The Consortium now wishes to participate in a tender process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for a further contract to supply its centrally managed outsourced school meals service. Basis of Contract •The contract will commence from the 1st September 2025 and will be for an initial period of 5 years. •The contract may be extended by 2 further years making a total maximum fixed term of 7 years. •London Living Wage is adopted at all participating schools •The contract will be awarded to a single supplier. •The estimated turnover is circa £9.2 million over the initial 5-year period. Objectives The appointed Supplier will have significant experience of delivering quality catering services within Primary schools and should have proven expertise of successfully increasing pupil meal uptake across group contracts together with a compelling attitude towards making the lunchtime service appealing, healthy and educational for children. Coupled with the familiarity and practice of successfully managing a large workforce, the Supplier should ideally have a strong operational base in London and able to leverage sufficient resources to ensure the required level of service is constantly maintained. Within the Consortium there are 2 schools without kitchens (Dining Centres) that have their meals delivered. It will be imperative that bidders are able to provide a solution for these Dining Centres either direct or via the use of a nominated Production Kitchen/s within the Consortium. Ultimately, it is important that the Supplier can demonstrate a proven ability to manage a well-organised and efficient catering service that continual strives to offer ‘best value’ to each participating school.

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-Westminster:-School-catering-services./PXD... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/PXDBY6P9R8 GO Reference: GO-202478-PRO-26827253