School catering services

Tender description

SAF is a Multi-Academy Trust that exists to provide an outstanding education for all students, ‘putting their progress at the heart of everything we do’. SAF consists of 5 schools – all of which are included within this OJEU tender. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within SAF which currently includes before school (Sharnbrook), morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within SAF which currently includes before school (Sharnbrook), morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School meals are to be charged per pupil that takes a meal (on uptake) with a margin attached, and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. Whilst the School prioritises value for money as a key objective of the selection process, SAF is not obliged to accept the lowest price. SAF expects the successful contractor 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. SAF expects the service delivery to be Covid-19 safe and meet all school meal regulations. SAF 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. SAF 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. They seek a catering ‘partner’ to assist them in achieving these goals. SAF would also like to consider proposals for capital investment in the schools, with further detail to be released in the catering specification. Sales across all schools for the annual period 1 August 2018-31 July 2010 (before Covid disruption) were GBP 839 906 and therefore the value of this contract over the maximum potential of a 5-year term, is GBP 4 199 530. • please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 + 2 basis; • please be advised that the catering service is currently contracted to Chartwells where the current contract will cease on 31 December 2020; • please be advised that the School has a minimum requirement for a contractor’s employer liability/public liability and professional indemnity insurance of GBP 10 million; • the minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is GBP 5 million; • please note that there are currently members of staff in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS); • please note that this is a growing Trust. Should any other schools join this Trust during the course of this contract, these schools may, at the discretion of the client, be added to this contract. More details can be found in the SQ Document, available to download via LTMS.