School catering services

Tender description

The De Montford School is a mixed middle and high school based in Worcestershire, with 890 pupils ages 10 to 18 on roll from September 2019. The proposed contract will be for the outsourced provision of catering services to the client. It is the client’s expectation that the successful bidder shall be responsible for the operation of the catering function including employment and management of staff, supply of foodstuffs, consumables and light equipment and preparing and serving appropriate meals. The client will retain responsibility for payment of utilities and the operation and maintenance of core catering equipment and facilities. The successful bidder will provide a range of good quality, nutritious, attractively presented meals for pupils and staff, that comply with Government’s minimum nutritional and food based standards for the educational sector. Meals should reflect growth in healthy eating trends, promote uptake and comply with the new Ofsted guidance for catering. The De Montford School is a mixed middle and high school based in Worcestershire, with 890 pupils ages 10 to 18 on roll from September 2019. The proposed contract will be for the outsourced provision of catering services to the client. It is the client’s expectation that the successful bidder shall be responsible for the operation of the catering function including employment and management of staff, supply of foodstuffs, consumables and light equipment and preparing and serving appropriate meals. The client will retain responsibility for payment of utilities and the operation and maintenance of core catering equipment and facilities. The successful bidder will provide a range of good quality, nutritious, attractively presented meals for pupils and staff, that comply with Government’s minimum nutritional and food based standards for the educational sector. Meals should reflect growth in healthy eating trends, promote uptake and comply with the new Ofsted guidance for catering. The successful bidder shall establish effective management and operational level communication systems at all levels regarding the catering service with customers that include; school management, parents and pupils. In addition, the provider will also be responsible for all legal and health and safety and food safety requirements in delivering the catering services. The contract period will be for 3 years initially with the option to extend for 2 further 1 year periods.