School catering services

Tender description

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services at Beaufort Primary & Derwent Community Schools. The catering contract being offered will commence on Monday 31.10.2016 for an initial period of three years, concluding on Friday 1.11.2019, and will be offered on a guaranteed performance basis, with a service on each of the 190 full academic days. Both schools are currently served by the same catering contractor. School dinners offer a nutritionally balanced menu and include a salad bar. The latest menu is on a three-weekly cycle and includes a roast dinner twice a week. Children are offered milk every lunchtime. We have been awarded the Healthy Schools Award and participate in the Free Fruit for Schools Scheme. Children in the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 are encouraged to have a piece of fruit each day. Other children may purchase a healthy snack at playtime or bring a piece of fruit or cereal bar to eat during playtime. All children have access to drinking water each day. Cold water dispensers are provided in school and bottles may be purchased from the office or brought in from home. The schools are located within 0.6 miles of each other. The successful contractor is expected to have a strong local presence, as specialist caterers in the Primary School sector. (Further information available in the procurement doc.