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Monmouth Comprehensive School ~ Catering Tender

MONMOUTH COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

27 Jul 2023 at 15:05

Tender

29 Jul 2022 at 09:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Monmouth Comprehensive School has completed a catering tender procurement process. The School sought a supplier to provide catering services, including hospitality and free issue requirements. The contract duration is three years starting on 1 August 2023, with an option to extend. The procurement method used was a selective restricted procedure. Aramark Ltd was awarded the contract, with a value of £1,338,321.95, signed on 30 May 2023. The catering services contract aims to promote healthy eating, utilise local suppliers, and improve sustainability.

This tender offers significant business opportunities for catering service providers, especially those experienced in school catering services and interested in promoting healthy eating initiatives. Companies with capabilities to source locally and demonstrate sustainability practices are well-suited to compete. The competitive selection process involved a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 suppliers taken to the tender stage. The contract period spans from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2026, with potential for extension. Interested businesses should consider aligning their proposals with the School's objectives for providing high-quality, locally sourced, and environmentally conscious catering services.

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Notice Title

Monmouth Comprehensive School ~ Catering Tender

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Monmouth Comprehensive School (the Client). The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the school, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The duration of the contract being offered is three years commencing on 1 August 2023 and concluding on 31 July 2026 and will be on a guaranteed performance basis offering a fixed annual return to Monmouth Comprehensive School. There will be the option to extend the contract for a further term excluding the right to further extend. The contract being offered and will be guaranteed performance in nature. The contract currently offers a guaranteed return to Monmouth Comprehensive School with all hospitality and FSM's being charged at net food cost only, this is approx. PS26k per annum. It is expected that the successful contractor will have experience in the requirements of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards & Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2014 ~ http://gov.wales/topics/educationandskills/schoolshome/foodanddrink/healthy-eating/?lang=en ~ and be able to offer innovation and forward thinking during this contract term. 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 school. 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 within the School. Regular customer and parental engagement will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term. These new standards of operation should meet the needs of the students' moving forwards into this contract term. The current range of foods needs to be expanded along with the service provision. It is one of the objectives of this tender that the successful contractor will utilise the local supply chain and farming" belt" in Monmouthshire and Wales to source all fresh produce, namely being: Bakery Products Meat Fruit and Vegetables Dairy Products As you can appreciate, working with the local community is something that the School strives to do at all times and to this end we would like to ensure that all your fresh produce is sourced from Welsh local suppliers (within a 40-mile radius of the School): Monmouth Comprehensive School also seeks to ensure that the catering operation will have the following objectives from 1 August 2023: 1.The provision of a healthy balanced menu that meets nutritional guidelines and is enjoyed by our students 2.Better value for money to be provided ensuring that the students are consistently provided with a quality meal with reasonable portion sizes 3.A series of theme days are organised and run throughout the year with an exciting and robust marketing plan. 4.The successful contractor's management team show a real interest in the School and its students moving into this contract term 5.Clear and transparent accounting The successful contractor is expected to maximise the use of all catering facilities through the adoption and employment of effective marketing policies and techniques. It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to develop specific marketing proposals to encourage a healthy approach to eating all signage, labels and menus should be bi-lingual in nature at all times. In addition, the successful contractor will be expected to put forwards both innovation and their proposals for making this contract more environmentally sensitive and carbon neutral moving into this contract term both by way of contract delivery, and also within the successful contractor's organisation, thus working to deliver to Monmouth Comprehensive School's environmental policies. Your approach to sustainability should mirror that of Monmouth Comprehensive School's. The terms and conditions of employment and recognition offered to the catering team should be both progressive and forward thinking ensuring that the staffing establishment is complete at all times and staff turnover is kept to a minimum. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/N7T2N56BPF

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-035740
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021876-2023
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
£156,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£156,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,338,321 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Sep 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 May 20232 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2023 - 31 Jul 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MONMOUTH COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1276673880

Buyer Location

Locality
MONMOUTH
Postcode
NP25 3YT
Post Town
Newport
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
TLL21 Monmouthshire and Newport

Local Authority
Monmouthshire
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Monmouthshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ARAMARK

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