Published date: 4 April 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 6 May 2024, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 15000000

  • Kitchen equipment - 39221000

  • Catering supplies - 39222000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£1,500,000 to £1,725,000

Procurement reference

CIMPLE-390846

Published date

4 April 2024

Closing date

6 May 2024

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 September 2024

Contract end date

31 August 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

HEART Academies Trust (the Customer) are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to provide full management of the food and catering supply chain for its existing schools and, as required, for any further growth. The current academies are:

• Bedford Academy
• Cauldwell Primary School
• Shackleton Primary School
• Shortstown Primary School


2. CATERING STRATEGY

The appointed Supplier shall work with the Trust to:

Ensure a sustainable, best value, high-quality school catering service.

Ensure that every pupil/student attending a Trust school has daily access to healthy and nutritious food.

Develop menus and extend choice whilst keeping the catering service financially viable for parents and carers.

Build on current good practice of continuing to work with schools to involve and inspire students, parents and carers to improve their understanding of the benefits of good food and a healthy diet in improving educational outcomes.

Increase the uptake of Free School Meals across the Trust. (Eligibility for free school meals at HEART Academies Trust is higher than the national average).

Identify new catering initiatives and opportunities to expand services and generate additional revenue, including catering for school events and lettings and external organisations.

Ensure robust quality assurance measures are in place for continued compliance and safe service delivery.

Adopt procurement and operational practices that support the Trust's vision of improving climate and sustainability outcomes.

Support continued investment in improving kitchen/dining room environments and equipment.

Demonstrate high levels of customer satisfaction measured by performance against Section 9 Catering Service Level Agreement KPIs and parent/student customer satisfaction survey results.

More information

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Additional text

All tender documentation can be found within the OPEN Procurement - ITT - Procurement of Catering Products_FINAL Zip folder
Evaluation Weighting:
Commercial: 60.0%
Quality: 30.0%
Social: 10.0%

About the buyer

Contact name

Matthew Saunders

Address

BEDFORD ACADEMY
MILE ROAD
Bedford
MK417PZ
England

Telephone

07957 110 938

Email

matthew.saunders@value-match.co.uk