School catering services

Tender description

The successful supplier/s will be required to provide catering services for Richard Huish Trust at the following locations: — Richard Huish College, — Taunton Academy. The contract start date is 1.8.2020 for Richard Huish College and 1.9.2020 for The Taunton Academy. Richard Huish College Based in Taunton, Richard Huish College is more than a Sixth Form College. Huish delivers high quality education to 2 400 students a year with around 250 teaching and support staff. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, it is a place where you can expand your horizons and develop among like-minded people. The Richard Huish Group is an independent charitable organisation established by Richard Huish College, an academy sponsor approved by the Department for Education, to support local schools. Richard Huish has a clear vision to provide exceptional education and training through the delivery of a holistic and vocational curriculum. Huish is one of the leading inspected state Sixth Form Colleges in the country and regularly ranked amongst the best state colleges nationally for A level results. As a Tier 4 sponsor with UK Visas and Immigration we welcome applications from students around the world to study at our elite English college alongside British students. Catering requirements on site include a refectory for breakfast, mid-morning break and lunch, Costa Coffee outlet, other food outlets, vending machines and hospitality events, both in and out of core times. Oak House Accommodation Oak House is our purpose-built student accommodation which opened in September 2017. This house offers our students a more independent living experience in preparation for university life and beyond. Oak House is walking distance to college, allowing for easy access into college life, both academically and socially. Oak House offers a fantastic communal area and living space downstairs, and has both single and twin bedrooms. All rooms are en-suite. Catering requirements are breakfast and a 3-course evening meal to be provided each day. The contract/s covers the scope for the provision of all catering services on each site plus send-out meals to 2 local primary schools from The Taunton Academy, and meals for Oak House at Richard Huish College 7 days per week. Contract value over the 2 of sites is circa 475 000 GBP per year: Richard Huish College 322 000 GBP and The Taunton Academy 157 000 GBP. The tender will be managed on a group basis; however, the College and the Academy will require individual operational budgets and contracts, and may wish to appoint the supplier they would like for their particular site. As the contract will not therefore necessarily be awarded on a group basis, suppliers will have the option to show additional financial benefits on a separate upload if one or more site were to be awarded to one supplier. The contract/s will be awarded for 3 years with a possible extension of 2 years by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract/s. Please note the site visits will be held on 16.4.2020 at the same time at each site. Suppliers are to arrive at the relevant site reception 15 minutes prior to breakfast and mid-morning break. Suppliers will leave site after mid-morning break and return 10 minutes prior to lunch service. With regard to Oak house this will be visited to view the evening meal. Please note that no further unit site visits will be held after this date. Each suppliers’ site visit attendees will need to be notified to Ruth Lile by 13.4.2020. Suppliers’ sales and operations teams should be made fully aware of this requirement for them to have time to plan resources for these visits to be undertaken. The Taunton Academy The Taunton Academy is the first academy to join the Richard Huish Trust, part of the Richard Huish College — the Trust’s vision is to provide exceptional education and training, through the delivery of a holistic academic and vocational curriculum. This is delivered through the core values that shape the behaviour of all trust members. The Taunton Academy is committed to providing a wide range of opportunities to ensure all students make the most of their learning and participate fully in academy and community life. We pride ourselves on being an extremely caring school. Our students feel safe, cared for and are aware of the help they can access when issues arise. We have an exceptional pastoral team who get to know students and their families. The academy has 3 core values: Aspiration, Integrity and Respect. These are at the centre of everything we do and are reinforced by the 3 academy rules of ready, respect and safe. Our new buildings mean that students are able to study within state-of-the-art facilities. There is a wide choice of academic and vocational routes for students, taught by a dedicated and highly skilled teaching team with cutting edge information technology. The curriculum is designed so that all students have the opportunity to take part in enrichment and extra-curricular activities which develop their interests and aspirations. Students progress at a pace which encourages them to attain at the very highest level. Whatever our students’ interests or aptitudes, we aim to provide an approach that deals with their needs on an individual basis. Our unique partnership with Richard Huish College allows us to provide exceptional progression opportunities for all our students and allows them to access opportunities to enhance their educational development. We are committed to working with over 700 students, their families and the local community to ensure every child unlocks his or her full potential and achieves beyond what might be expected. Numbers will grow at this school due to the development of new houses in the area. There are around 120 teaching and support staff. Catering requirements are for breakfast, mid-morning break and lunch and hospitality. The contract/s covers the scope for the provision of all catering services on each site plus send-out meals to 2 local primary schools from The Taunton Academy, and meals for Oak House at Richard Huish College 7 days per week. Contract value over the 2 of sites is circa 475 000 GBP per year: Richard Huish College 322 000 GBP and The Taunton Academy 157 000 GBP. The tender will be managed on a group basis; however, the College and the Academy will require individual operational budgets and contracts, and may wish to appoint the supplier they would like for their particular site. As the contract will not therefore necessarily be awarded on a group basis, suppliers will have the option to show additional financial benefits on a separate upload if one or more site were to be awarded to one supplier. The contract/s will be awarded for 3 years with a possible extension of 2 years by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract/s. Please note the site visits will be held on 16.4.2020 at the same time at each site. Suppliers are to arrive at the relevant site reception 15 minutes prior to breakfast and mid-morning break. Suppliers will leave site after mid-morning break and return 10 minutes prior to lunch service. With regard to Oak house this will be visited to view the evening meal. Please note that no further unit site visits will be held after this date. Each suppliers’ site visit attendees will need to be notified to Ruth Lile by 13.4.2020. Suppliers’ sales and operations teams should be made fully aware of this requirement for them to have time to plan resources for these visits to be undertaken.