School catering services

Tender description

The successful supplier will be required to provide catering services for Trinity Catholic School (the Client). The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the school, which also includes the provision for all hospitality and free issue requirements. The current contract offered a return to the Client but all free school meals and hospitality are inclusive of a gross margin. Within the this contract all free school meals and hospitality are recharged at net food cost only. The current budgeted cost of catering is GBP 25 000 for this contractual year. The successful supplier will be required to provide catering services for Trinity Catholic School (the Client). The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the school, which also includes the provision for all hospitality and free issue requirements. The current contract offered a return to the Client but all free school meals and hospitality are inclusive of a gross margin. Within the this contract all free school meals and hospitality are recharged at net food cost only. The current budgeted cost of catering is GBP 25 000 for this contractual year. The duration of the contract being offered is three years commencing on 21 October 2020 and concluding on 31 October 2023, with the potential for an extension of up to a further 3 years. The contract being offered is based on a guaranteed performance basis. It is expected that the successful supplier will work very closely with the Client and engage with the school curriculum moving forwards into this contract term. The Client wishes for the successful supplier to be able to offer innovation and to make some changes to the service provision within the school during the course of the new contract term. Inward investment is sought as part of your tender return to help facilitate your service offer and is to be depreciated over the contract term. For the avoidance of doubt TUPE Regulations including pension rights will apply to this contract where applicable. The successful supplier will be expected to deliver a concise and detailed method of management reporting at the end of each month, thus updating the Client on the contract performance. It is imperative that an open book policy is offered to ensure that the School has total clarity on financial performance of the contract The Client is seeking both innovation and the application of current food trends within the tender submissions and would expect as a result of this to be able to identify ‘Best Value’ in both financial and qualitative terms and work in partnership with the chosen Supplier moving into this contract term.