Sparrow Farm Primary School ~ Catering Tender

Concepts

• school catering
• sparrow farm primary school
• feltham
• new school
• full catering services
• sparrow farm junior school
• upper school
• catering supplier
• 2-form entry community school
• nursery schools

Location

Outer London – West and North West

Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide full catering services located at Sparrow Farm Primary School.

Total Quantity or Scope

The successful Supplier will be required to provide full catering services located at: Sparrow Farm Dr, Feltham, Middlesex TW14 0DG About Sparrow Farm Primary School is a new school following the recent merger of Sparrow Farm Infant School with Sparrow Farm Junior school. Both schools are in close proximity to each other and are separated by a small playing field. Today, Sparrow Farm Primary School is a 2-form entry community school with a mixed gender serving pupils from 3-11 including nursery children and combined has approx. 500 pupils. The old infant school is now referred as the Lower School and the Junior the Upper School . Further details can be found on the school’s website: https://www.sparrowfarm.hounslow.sch.uk/ Basis of Contract The catering is currently operated in-house where the main food production is conducted at Lower school and transported to the Upper School. Whilst the space is limited at the Upper School the intention is to appoint a catering supplier that will be able to advise on the design and build of a dedicated kitchen facility so as to reduce the need for transportation; allowing for fresh food to be produced and ultimately increase meal uptake at the Upper School. As such, the school is embarking on this tender process with the intention of appointing an experienced Supplier to deliver full catering services. The contract is estimated to commence on Monday 31st October 2022 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend by 2 years up to a maximum of 5 years in duration. The turnover based on the introduction of the new kitchen at the Upper School is estimated to be circa £400,000+(over 3 years for the initial period). Objectives The appointed Supplier will have proven experience of delivering quality catering services within primary and nursery schools and should have suitable experience and expertise of successfully increasing pupil meal uptake. With an established record in successfully managing the TUPE process, the Supplier will also be required to apply for an admission agreement (ABS) in order to manage the LGPS associated with 3 members of the in-house team. Furthermore, the Supplier should ideally have a strong operational base in the local area together with a compelling attitude towards making the lunchtime service appealing, healthy, nutritious and educational for children. Ultimately, it is important that the Supplier can demonstrate an ability to manage an efficient catering service through the application of effective staff training, management and quality controls that delivers continual ‘best value’ to the school.

CPV Codes

• 55524000 - School catering services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

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-Feltham:-School-catering-services./SE223C9... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/SE223C949W GO Reference: GO-2022421-PRO-20006708