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The Key Educational Trust ~ Catering Tender

THE KEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST ~ CATERING TENDER

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03 Aug 2023 at 15:05

Tender

01 Feb 2023 at 14:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Key Educational Trust is seeking a catering provider through a selective procurement process. The title of the opportunity is "The Key Educational Trust ~ Catering Tender" in the services category specifically for school catering services. The successful tenderer will need to provide catering services for The Key Educational Trust at various school sites in Staffordshire. The approximate contract cost per annum is £300,000. The procurement stage is currently active, with the deadline for submissions on 10th March 2023. The tender has a guaranteed cost basis and is looking for a contractor to maintain high-quality service levels across all schools within the trust.

This catering tender with The Key Educational Trust offers opportunities for SMEs to compete. Businesses well-suited for this opportunity are those experienced in catering services within the education sector. The procurement aims to expand the range of food services and utilise the local supply chain in Staffordshire for sourcing produce. The Key Educational Trust anticipates growing during the contract period, providing potential expansion opportunities for the successful catering contractor. Variants bids will be considered, and the contract period is from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2029.

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Notice Title

The Key Educational Trust ~ Catering Tender

Notice Description

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services for The Key Educational Trust (KET).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services for The Key Educational Trust (KET). The contract covers the scope for the provision of all schools catering services, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements at the following sites; *Christ Church Academy - Old Road, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8JD *Christ Church First School - Northesk Street, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8EP *Oulton First School - Rock Crescent, Outlon, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8UH Below is an overview of the academies currently in the Trust: Christ Church Academy (CCA) The largest academy in the Trust, a middle school covering Year 5 to 8 (age 9-13yrs) and currently has 552 pupils and a PAN of 600. The school has a purpose-built dining centre, preparing and serving a range of hot and cold options for lunch. A range of pre-packed sandwiches and bottled drinks are also available. Additionally, the dining centre offers breakfast items during the morning break at a cost per item. Christ Church CofE First School (CCFS) Covers Reception to Year 4 (age 3-9yrs) and currently has 146 pupils and a PAN of 148. Oulton CofE First School (OFS) Covers Nursery (12 x 15 hour funded places), Reception to Year 4 (age 3-9yrs) and currently has 69 pupils and 11 filled nursery places. OFS PAN is 70 (reception to year 4). Christ Church CofE First School receives its meals from Christ Church Academy, where-as Oulton CofE First School receives its meals from another school located outside The Key Educational Trust - As an output of this tender we would like to look at Oulton CofE First School receiving its meals also from Christ Church Academy. The catering is currently delivered by way of contracted service. 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 three Schools. 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 pupils' 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 the Staffordshire area to source all fresh produce, namely being: Bakery Products Meat Fruit and Vegetables Dairy Products The contract will operate on a guaranteed cost basis with all universal free school meals and free school meals charged to the client monthly at the gross tariff price. All hospitality will be charged on a net food cost basis. The approximate cost of the contract per annum is PS50,000.00 plus VAT The Key Educational Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the trust during this contract period, and the provision of catering services within these schools when they have joined the MAT 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 Key Educational 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 KET. Please note: Further schools may be added to the contract during the tender process and during the life of the contract as detailed above. See SQ document for further details.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a1fe
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022646-2023
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services


CPV Codes

55524000 - School catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,139,884 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Jun 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
THE KEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST ~ CATERING TENDER
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1276673880

Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORDSHIRE
Postcode
ST15 8JD
Post Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire

Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
St Michael's & Stonefield
Westminster Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MIQUILL CATERING

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