St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender

Concepts

• school catering
• norwich
• st john the baptist catholic multi academy trust
• st john
• st marys rc primary school
• st benets catholic primary
• st edmunds catholic primary school
• st augustines catholic primary school
• st mary & st peter catholic primary school
• baptist catholic multi academy trust

Location

Norwich and East Norfolk

Description

The tender project is seeking to appoint a single Supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of catering service within the existing facilities for the 8 primary schools and 1 secondary school. • Notre Dame High School, Surrey Street, Norwich, NR1 3PB • St Marys RC Primary School, Kirkley Cliff Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0DG • St Benets Catholic Primary, Ringsfield Road, Beccles, NR34 9PQ • St Edmunds Catholic Primary School, St Marys Street, Bungay, NR32 1AY • St Augustines Catholic Primary School, 19 West End, Costessey, Norwich, NR8 5AG • St Mary & St Peter Catholic Primary School, East Anglian Way, Gorleston, NR31 6QY • Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Tollgate, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 9XD • St Marthas Catholic Primary School, Field Lane, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4AY – To commence 1 August 2022 • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary, Jessop Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3QB

Total Quantity or Scope

The Trust has approximately 3,400 students as well as 50 nursey places on its roll, along with approximately 470 teaching and support staff, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The Trust would wish the successful Supplier to review the current range of services offered, as well as to looking at the delivery of the current catering service and make recommendations accordingly. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st January 2022 to the 31st December 2024 with the option to extend for a further two years, the extension would only be for 1 year at a time and will operate as a guaranteed performance contract, with the successful Supplier offering the Trust a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the Trust for the duration of this contract. The academic year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that the schools will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the schools, which currently includes morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School Meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. The successful Supplier will be expected to maximise the sourcing of fresh produce on a local basis, as well as provide support on educating the pupils in healthy eating and where food comes from, as well as having experience of providing a delivered service as this is the case currently at St Marys & St Peters primary school A key requirement is that the delivered service is produced at one of the trusts existing schools. Whilst the Trust prioritises value for money as a key objective of the competitive tender process, the governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price. The value of the current contract (in a non-Covid environment) is circa £720,000 per annum . Please see further details within SQ Document.

CPV Codes

• 55524000 - School catering services

Indicators

• Variant bids may be considered.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Norwich:-School-catering-services./57HY785... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/57HY785VH6 GO Reference: GO-2021429-PRO-18166988