Christ’s School ~ Catering Tender

Concepts

• school catering
• surrey
• secondary schools
• quality catering services
• full catering services
• voluntary aided school religious affiliation
• school
• catering
• schools
• christ

Location

Surrey, East and West Sussex

Description

Christ's School is a successful coeducational Church of England secondary school located in close proximity to Richard Park in Surrey.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Requirement Background Christ's School is a successful coeducational Church of England secondary school located in close proximity to Richard Park in Surrey. The school stands out for its commitment to providing a high-quality education grounded in Christian values, while also being inclusive and welcoming to students from diverse backgrounds. The school benefits from modern facilities including updated classrooms, science labs, sports facilities, theatre, and extensive playing fields. Below are some key details of the school: Location: Queens Road, Richmond, Surrey, England Type: Voluntary aided school Religious Affiliation: Church of England Ofsted rating: Good Age Range: 11–19 years (including sixth form) Gender:Mixed Pupil Numbers:1,048 Basis of Contract The School wishes to appoint a supplier to deliver full catering services. The contract will commence from 1st September 2025 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend for 2 periods of 1 year. The total sales turnover is circa £1 million over initial 3-year period. Objectives The appointed Supplier will have: •Significant experience of delivering quality catering services in Secondary schools. •Strong area management structure and local resources to ensure the required level of service is constantly maintained. •Proven ability to grow sales and increasing pupil meal uptake. •A compelling attitude towards making the lunchtime service appealing, healthy and educational for children. •Possessing robust management controls and proven expertise in meeting operational and budgetary targets. See SQ document for more information.

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-Surrey:-School-catering-services./Q28S5BR2... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/Q28S5BR276 GO Reference: GO-2024917-PRO-27731202