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The Priory Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender

The Priory Learning Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

27 Jul 2022 at 10:05

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Tender

26 Aug 2021 at 14:15

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Priory Learning Trust, located in Weston-super-Mare, is seeking bids for a catering tender aimed at providing comprehensive catering services across its multiple academies. This contract falls under the services industry sector, specifically classified as school catering services, and is structured as a three-year agreement commencing from 1 August 2022, with an option to extend further. The deadline for bid submissions was set for 15 October 2021. The procurement was conducted through a selective method, and the award criteria focused primarily on price.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in school catering and food service operations. Suitable candidates may include companies that emphasise local sourcing, innovation in menu development, and high-quality service delivery. As the Trust anticipates growth in the number of schools served, the successful contractor could further expand their service portfolio by integrating additional schools into their catering provision during the contract duration.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Priory Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for The Priory Learning Trust.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful tenderer will be required to provide all catering services within the Trust, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements. The Trust is an established Multi Academy Trust (MAT) which currently includes the following academies where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification from the contract commencement. The Schools which currently form the Trust are: *Worle Community School - an Academy ~ Redwing Dr, Worle, Weston-super-Mare BS22 8XX *Priory Community School - an Academy ~ Queensway, Weston-super-Mare BS22 6BP *Castle Batch Primary School Academy ~ Rawlins Ave, Weston-super-Mare BS22 7FN *St Anne's Church Academy (Hewish)~ Bristol Road, Hewish, Weston-super-Mare BS24 6RT *St Anne's Church Academy (West Wick) ~ 1 Scot Elm Dr, West Wick, Weston-super-Mare BS24 7JU *The King Alfred School - an Academy ~ Burnham Rd, Highbridge TA9 3EE (With a delivered service to West Huntspill Primary Academy, East Huntspill Primary Academy and Pawlett Primary School Academy) *West Huntspill Primary Academy ~ New Road, West Huntspill, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3QE *East Huntspill Primary Academy ~ New Road. East Huntspill. Highbridge. Somerset. TA9 3PT *Pawlett Primary School Academy ~ Gaunts Rd, Pawlett, Bridgwater TA6 4SB The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 August 2022 until 31 July 2025, there will be the option to extend the contract for a further period of three years on a 1 + 1 + 1 basis on the same terms and conditions excluding the right to further extend beyond six years in duration. The contract being offered and will be guaranteed performance in nature. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of all catering services within the Trust. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations across all Schools. These new standards of operation should meet the needs of the pupils in both the Pre School, Primary and Secondary Schools moving forwards into this contract term, recognising that different food offers and menus will be required for each sector. It is our aim to enhance the use of local suppliers for all fresh foods which should include, fruit and vegetables, dairy products, eggs, meat and bakery products. The current range of foods needs to be expanded. Regular customer engagement will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term. The contract will operate on guaranteed cost or surplus per year for each school with all universal free school meals, free school meals and hospitality being charged based on consumption and at net food cost. The approximate cost of the contract per annum is PS500,000.00 plus VAT (please note that this was for 2020/2021 which wasn't necessarily a representative year). The Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools during this contract period, and the provision of catering services within these schools when they have joined the Trust will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful contractor will be expected to provide this service within these additional schools using the same costing model, ratios etc. that they applied to their successful tender submission for The Trust at the point of tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the Trust. Please note: Further schools may be added to the contract during the tender process and during the life of the contract as detailed above. Please see the SQ document for more information.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02da25
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020428-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55524000 - School catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,506,183 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Oct 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 May 20224 years ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2022 - 31 Jul 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Priory Learning Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Postcode
BS22 6BP
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK61 North Somerset
Delivery Location
TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Local Authority
North Somerset
Electoral Ward
Weston-super-Mare North Worle
Westminster Constituency
Weston-super-Mare

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Aspens Services Limited

Further Information

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