Award

Secondary Schools Consortium ~ Catering Tender

SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL

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Award

03 Jun 2024 at 15:05

Tender

25 Apr 2023 at 18:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Secondary Schools Consortium in London, comprising of four academies, has completed a tender process for school catering services. The contract, awarded to Olive Dining Ltd, is valued at £4,347,111 and signed on 17th May 2024. The consortium aims to appoint a quality catering company to serve the schools, starting from 1st June 2024 for an initial 3-year period, extendable. The schools are located in Hammersmith and Fulham, and key locations include Sacred Heart High School, Fulham Cross Academy, Lady Margaret School, and Fulham Cross Girls' School & Language College.

This contract presents opportunities for catering businesses specialising in school services to expand their operations. Suppliers with experience in delivering quality catering services to secondary schools, managing TUPE processes, and enhancing pupil meal uptake are well-suited to compete. Having an operational base in the local area and a commitment to providing healthy and appealing meals will be advantageous. The procurement method for this contract was a selective process following the restricted procedure.

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Notice Title

Secondary Schools Consortium ~ Catering Tender

Notice Description

The Secondary Schools Consortium is the alias given to the 4 participating academies within the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that have joined together for sole purpose of conducting a procurement exercise for the provision of school catering, as such each school remains independent of one another.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Secondary Schools Consortium is the alias given to the 4 participating academies within the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that have joined together for sole purpose of conducting a procurement exercise for the provision of school catering, as such each school remains independent of one another. The group comprises 3 x all girl academies and 1 x coeducation academy which are all located in close proximity of each other. Whilst it is the intention to appoint a single supplier to provide the catering services there might be slight variations in the final requirements between the schools for example Halal meat may not be as important to one school than another Participating Schools Sacred Heart High School 212 Hammersmith Road Hammersmith London W6 7DG Fulham Cross Academy Kingwood Rd Fulham London SW6 6SN Lady Margaret School Parsons Green Fulham London SW6 4UN Fulham Cross Girls' School & Language College Munster Road Fulham London SW6 6BP Back Ground Sacred Heart High School Catholic Comprehensive Academy for girls with circa 1130 pupils aged 11 -19 with approximately 11% eligible on free school meals Lady Margaret School Church of England Academy for girls with circa 780 pupils aged 11-18 with approximately 11% eligible on free school meals Fulham Cross Girls' School & Language College Community Academy for Girls with circa 610 pupils aged between 11-18 with approximately 36% eligible on free school meals Fulham Cross Academy Community Coeducational Academy with circa 475 pupils aged between 11-19 with approximately 35% eligible on free school meals. Secondary Schools Consortium Tender for Catering Services ~ Selection Questionnaire Commercial, in confidence. Page 8 of 13 The school is embarking on a new build, which is expected to start around October 2023 and anticipated to last about 1 year. Ultimately, whilst there will be a new kitchen it is expected that the existing kitchen facilities will be utilised throughout the build programme. Basis of Contract The schools are adopters of the London Living Wage and through this tender process wish to appoint a quality catering company to deliver full catering services. The contract will commence from 1st June 2024 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend for a further period of 1 plus 1 years. The revenue is estimated for all schools is circa PS750,000 (over 3 years). Objectives The appointed Supplier will have proven experience of delivering quality catering services within secondary schools and should have suitable expertise of successfully increasing pupil meal uptake. With an established record in successfully managing the TUPE process, the Supplier may also be required to apply for 'Pass Through' admission agreement (ABS) in order to manage the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) associated with approximately 7 members of the current catering team. Furthermore, the Supplier should ideally have a strong operational base in the local area together with a compelling attitude towards making the lunchtime service appealing, healthy, nutritious and interesting for pupils Ultimately, it is important that the Supplier can demonstrate an ability to manage an efficient catering service through the application of effective staff training, management and quality controls that delivers continual 'best value' to all schools. Additional information: This contract has now been awarded.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c424
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017184-2024
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
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,347,111 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 May 20241 years ago
Contract Period
31 May 2024 - 31 May 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
SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL
Additional Buyers

FULHAM CROSS ACADEMY

FULHAM CROSS GIRLS’ SCHOOL & LANGUAGE COLLEGE

LADY MARGARET SCHOOL

Contact Name
Tenders
Contact Email
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1276673880

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W6 7DG
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Electoral Ward
Parsons Green & Sandford
Westminster Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OLIVE DINING

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