Collaborative Education Trust ~ Catering Tender

Concepts

• school catering
• birmingham
• west midlands
• solihull
• collaborative education trust
• catering
• collaborative
• education
• free school
• haslucks green school

Location

West Midlands

Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for the four schools within The Collaborative Education Trust. The Trust consists of one Secondary and three primary schools in and around the Solihull area.

Total Quantity or Scope

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for the four schools within The Collaborative Education Trust. The Trust consists of one Secondary and three primary schools in and around the Solihull area. The four schools are Langley School, Oak Cottage Primary School, Coleshill Heath School, Haslucks Green Junior School. The collective vision in forming the Collaborative Education Trust is to create a family of schools who are connected by a shared belief in working in a diverse and inclusive system with a shared desire to work in partnership in the best interests of all children that attend. The annual value of the contract in total is approximately £653,500.00 Coleshill Heath School: The total value of the contract is approximately £142,000.00. The total number of children on roll is approximately 472 which includes pupils from reception through to year 6 as well as 89 staff members. With nursery pupils included there are currently 549 children in all. The school was newly built and opened in September 2015. Located in Chelmsley Wood, in an area of high deprivation the Free School Meal entitlement percentage is particularly high at 56%. The school is committed to providing a safe, positive and successful learning environment for every child, every day. The school values are central to their ethos and learning at Coleshill Heath School. They are lived every day of school life by everyone in the school. The values are KINDNESS, CONFIDENCE, HONESTY and COURAGE. The school most recently had an Ofsted visit in July 2021 and was rated as Good. Haslucks Green Junior School: The total value of the contract is approximately £103,000.00 The total number of pupils on roll is 238 with 38 staff members employed on site. Haslucks Green School is a junior school for pupils from year 3 to year 6. The school is located in Shirley, opposite Shirley Park and Parkgate. Approximately 17% of pupils are entitled to a Free School Meal and as well as the lunch offering a mid-morning break provision is available. The school ethos is that every child matters and the visions and values include Happiness, Aspiration, Selflessness, Love, Understanding, Cooperation, Kindness, Self-Esteem, Global awareness, Respect, Enjoyment, Empathy and Never giving up. The school most recently had an Ofsted visit in July 2024 and was rated as Good. Langley School: The total value of the contract is approximately £340,500.00 The total number of pupils on roll is 1,050 with 146 staff members employed on site. The school is a South Solihull secondary school based in Olton, on the border with Acocks Green. The school is positioned in a diverse community, serving both affluent and disadvantaged families along with a high number of children with SEND. Approximately 23% of pupils are eligible for a Free School Meal. The schools vision and values are to expect everyone at Langley to be “READY, RESPECTFUL and SAFE” and it encourages everyone to embody the school motto “TO BE THE BEST WE CAN BE”. The most recent Ofsted visit was rated as Good. Oak Cottage Primary School: The total value of the contract is approximately £68,000.00 The total number of pupils on roll is 240 which includes 30 nursery children. The Primary school is based in south Solihull and has diverse range of children from different backgrounds on roll. The current Free School Meal entitlement is at 4.3%. As a small school, they have a family atmosphere and focus on good relationships. Healthy food and responsible eating are important to the school as well as being eco aware, with focus on reducing food waste. The most recent Ofsted report can be found at https://www.oak-cottage.solihull.sch.uk/ofsted-report/ Please see SQ Document for more information. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/7754X35446

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-West-Midlands:-School-catering-services./7... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/7754X35446 GO Reference: GO-2025211-PRO-29386550