Denefield School - Catering Services

Tender description

Denefield School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Denefield School are currently outsourced.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at Denefield School. This will consist of morning break and a full lunch service for each school day. Before lockdown, there was one main service outlet for meals in the canteen, and a ‘grab and go’ serving hatch (to an outside area) at the far end of the canteen. Post lockdown, the school do not currently use the ‘grab and go’ hatch, but have two service areas for serving meals, one main one at the entrance to the canteen, and one ‘temporary’ one at the far end of the canteen. At Denefield School there are currently 1122 pupils on roll for the academic year 2021/22. Of this figure, 115 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender document Lot 1: Denefield School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the school. This will consist of morning break and a full lunch service for each school day. The catering facilities at the School include the main dining area/servery, plus a hot and cold Grab & Go in the dining room. All outlets are available to all pupilsThere are currently 1122 pupils on roll for the academic year [2021/22]. Of this figure, 115 pupils are entitled to free school meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.The School is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful Contractor in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing innovative and creative ideas as submitted in the tender process and on-going.The School is aware that there are always opportunities to improve and modernise. They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menus ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.