Notice Information
Notice Title
Tender for the Management of the Catering Services at Wickersley Partnership Trust
Notice Description
Wickersley Partnership Trust have decided to tender their catering services to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered through this process and align the services across the Trust. The schools involved are: - * Aston Hall Junior and Infant School * Aston Lodge Primary School * Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School * Foljambe Primary School * Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School * Rawmarsh Community School * Rawmarsh Monkwood Primary School * Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School * Thrybergh Primary School * The Gainsborough Academy
Lot Information
Lot 1
Tender Schedule Bidding Companies to Visit Sites 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 16th March Contractor and Trust Leadership Call 2:30pm Thursday 17th March 2022 Clarification Deadline 12noon Wednesday 23rd March 2022 Clarification Return Deadline * 5pm Friday 25th March 2022 Deadline for return of Tender Responses 12noon Friday 1st April 2022 Presentation by shortlisted bidders 26th April 2022- Time to be confirmed Reference site visits 4th and 5th May 2022 Contract Awarded by (Target Date) 20th May 2022 Mobilisation Meeting (Provisional) 9am Wednesday 8th June 2022 Contract Commencement 1st September 2022 *Please note there may be certain information that is unavailable by the deadline and anything that has not been identified may need to be included but caveated. Presentations: A typical agenda is likely to be: Contractors will have 45 minutes to deliver a presentation to the Trust. The agenda will be a short introduction - approximately 5 minutes, followed by a presentation of foods that the Trust would expect to see on the day-to-day menus - approximately 25 minutes, and then followed by questions and answers - approximately 15 minutes. It will be a requirement of the presentation that the area or operations manager who would have direct responsibility for the contract is present. The Trust's objectives for the new contract are as follows:- * A catering service that is well managed and requires minimal involvement from the Trust's management team. * A strong Contractor Area Manager who will develop and lead the team to deliver exceptional customer service, a consistently high quality food offer and spend a substantial amount of time on site at the outset to undertake this. If possible, the Trust would like a dedicated person to manage the 10 schools. The Group Manager is included in the TUPE information. * A Contractor who is proactive in their relationship management with the Trust, with good communication with key staff in each school. * A Contractor with a clean line of communication and escalations for the schools to deal with any issues efficiently and effectively. * Investment in the Trust's Catering service through increased marketing, equipment to enhance the services and educational events in return for a tenure of contract. * Develop a partnership with a Contractor with a strong ethical policy, who will not only educate pupils on recycling, the environment, reducing their carbon footprint but also facilitate this and lead by example. * Encourage the pupils and service to reduce plastics, increase recycling, reduce delivery miles and food waste. * To find a Contractor who can work with the Trust to help those in the community who may be struggling to buy food for their families. * A higher number of students and staff using the facilities by providing a high quality, affordable and nutritious meal. * A catering service that encourages students to take a heathy and balanced meal on a regular basis but also gives them the opportunity to try new foods that they may not have tried before. * Food and drinks that look appetising and are attractively presented. * A hospitality service that will help showcase the Trust through events to parents and visitors. * A Contractor that adopts a flexible and proactive approach to all Trust activities. * A service that is professionally merchandised and marketed with discretion and to the mutual benefit of the Trust and the Contractor across both primary and secondary settings. * A Contractor that operates using the optimum level of staffing and management structure to support the Contract and the Schools. Additional information: To receive the full ITT documentation - Email admin@redboxcs.com for the attention of Lauren Baxter or Neil Meadows. The main evaluation is split 50/50 with financial and quality. References will be collected as part of the evaluation. Presentations are the second round of evaluation, they are not included in the main evaluation scoring.
Renewal: The option to extend is for two, one year extensions at the end of the initial contract period. Any investment must be depreciated over the initial contract period of 36 months. Renewals will not be made to extend the recovery period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-031757
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004283-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Feb 20224 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Apr 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Contact Name
- Lauren Baxter
- Contact Email
- lb@redboxcs.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 1423810985
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CRANWORTH ROAD
- Postcode
- S65 1LN
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE34 Rotherham
- Delivery Location
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
-
- Local Authority
- Rotherham
- Electoral Ward
- Rotherham East
- Westminster Constituency
- Rotherham
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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