Elevate Multi Academy Trust: Framework Agreement for Catering Services

Tender description

Elevate Multi Academy Trust consisting of 11 Schools in North Yorkshire and 1 School in West Yorkshire, have decided to tender their primary school catering services to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered as a group. The Schools involved are: - • Meadowside Academy, Knaresborough • Aspin Park Academy, Knaresborough • Knayton C of E Academy • Topcliffe C of E Academy • Sowerby Primary Academy • Carlton Miniott Academy • Keeble Gateway • Marton-cum-Grafton C of E Primary School • Knaresborough St John C of E Primary School, Knaresborough • Thornton Dale C of E Primary • Rillington Community Primary School • Thorner C of E Primary School Lot 1: Within this tender, Elevate Multi Academy Trust wish to establish a Framework Agreement with the winning Contractor, to enable other Schools who enter the Trust to call upon the agreed catering service level should they wish to engage the Contractor's services throughout the duration of the Contract. Such call offs will be agreed through a Commissioning Letter as attached in the Framework Agreement. The Contract Duration and Structure The Contract and Framework Agreement will be awarded for a three-year duration with the option of two additional one-year extensions. Each School will sign a separate agreement with the successful tendering organisation. It is the intention of the Trust to appoint a single contractor. The Trust 's main aims for the new contract are to have a catering service that: • Offers food that consistently looks and tastes appetising and is attractively presented. • Encourages pupils to take a heathy and balanced meal and menus are suitable for a primary school. • Provides food that fully complies with the Government Standards. The schools feel treat days and sessions do work well and encourage uptake generally. Consultation with each school is to be encouraged however the health eating requirements should be the focus of menus. • Encourages a higher number of pupils to use the lunch service where appropriate (see details on the individual Schools below) including all those entitled to free meals. • Consultation with the parents and pupils to illicit feedback. • Is operated by a catering team who are reliable, well-motivated, managed, trained and developed. • Is managed by a strong contractor area manager, who will develop and lead the team to deliver a customer service focused offer and spend a substantial amount of time on site, especially at the outset, to facilitate this. • Is proactively managed and requires minimal management from the Schools' leadership teams. Page 6 to 11 • Facilitates a dining experience for the pupils that is pleasurable and calm and positively encourages the eating of all their food and developing good table manners and social skills. The idea that the pupil is treated by the catering team in the same manner as they would treat their own children at home. • Shares best practices between Schools and catering teams about all aspects of the catering service • Develops a community food provision that extends to staff, parents, visitors, and the immediate neighbourhood and promotes food education for all stakeholders. • Is professionally marketed and promoted to the mutual benefit of the pupils, parents, Schools, and contractor. • Demonstrates a flexible approach to all School activities and supports aspects of the curriculum as appropriate, including positively contributing to the education of pupils about food and nutrition. • Is managed by an organisation who works with the Schools in partnership to move the service forward together. • Achieves best value and eliminates any subsidies as far as is realistically possible.