School catering services

Tender description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for The FitzWimarc School. The FitzWimarc School was founded in 1937 and provides 11-18 education in Rayleigh, Essex. The School has been judged outstanding by OFSTED and became an Academy in March 2015. The School has a reputation for excellence, is heavily oversubscribed each year and achieves national recognition, particularly in sport. The sixth form opened in September 2016 with year 12 and will extend to year 13 in 2017. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 1590 (anticipated full complement at September 2017) students on roll and 200+ teaching and support staff, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The Client would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1.6.2017 to 31.5.2020 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Supplier offering the Client a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with The FitzWimarc Client for the duration of this contract. The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that the School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the School, which currently includes morning break, lunch, hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. Whilst the Client prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price. The value of the current contract is: Oct 15-Sept 16: Cash sales: 251,643 GBP; Free School Meals: 17,583 GBP; Hospitality: 3,135 GBP; Total: 272,361 GBP. Oct 16-Nov 16: Cash sales: 51,103 GBP; Free School Meals: 3,356 GBP; Hospitality: 135 GBP; Total: 54,594 GBP. The FitzWimarc School 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 tenderer to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Every Child Matters. The Client believes that success should be celebrated and that pupils should enjoy their time at school; if lessons are stimulating and challenging then students will love learning. Much time therefore, is spent reviewing and planning schemes of work to ensure that they are differentiated to meet the needs of all students. As a result, the Client is very enthusiastic regarding work experience and apprenticeship proposals and would welcome the input of the successful Contractor. As a school who are continually seeking ways to improve and develop the ethos and environment for students and staff, to give them the facilities they deserve and need to meet the challenges of the 21st Century, any consideration regarding inward capital investment as part of the Contractor's tender submission would be welcomed. The Client would wish for the Contractor to look at making this investment within the existing dining area. Please be advised that: — this contract will be let on a 3 + 2 years basis, — there are currently 9 staff employed to deliver the catering service, — there are not any current catering staff in the LGPS, — the catering service is currently contracted to Chartwells, — the Trust has a minimum requirement for a Supplier's employer's liability & public liability of 10 000 000 GBP.