Tender

Catering Services-Dales Academy Trust

DALES ACADEMY TRUST

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Tender

14 Sep 2023 at 10:36

Summary of the contracting process

The Dales Academy Trust, a UK-based body governed by public law, has issued a tender for catering services across their network of fourteen schools in Stockton and North Yorkshire. The Trust aims to improve food quality, promote healthy eating, and enhance the overall dining experience for pupils. The procurement method is an open procedure with a contract duration of 36 months and optional extensions, with the tender closing on October 9, 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for catering businesses specialising in school meal provision to engage with the Dales Academy Trust. Companies with experience in delivering nutritious and appealing meals to primary school students, along with a strong focus on customer service and community engagement, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The Trust emphasises the importance of compliance with government food standards, active marketing, and collaboration with schools to enhance pupils' dining experience and education about food and nutrition.

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Notice Title

Catering Services-Dales Academy Trust

Notice Description

Dales Academies Trust consisting of three Schools in Stockton and eleven Schools in North Yorkshire, have decided to tender their primary school catering services to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered as a group. The Trust are open to creative and alternative provision plans. The Trust 's main aims for the new contract are to have a catering service that: * Offers food that consistently looks and tastes appetising and is attractively presented. * Encourages pupils to take a heathy and balanced meal, actively working towards reducing packed lunches * Provides menus are suitable for a primary school. * Provides food that fully complies with the Government Standards. Consultation with each school is to be encouraged however the health eating requirements should be the focus of menus. * Encourages a higher number of pupils to use the lunch service where appropriate including all those entitled to free meals. * A proactive approach to marketing, community engagement, food education * Consultation with parents and pupils to illicit feedback. * Is operated by a catering team who are reliable, well-motivated, managed, trained and developed. * Is managed by a strong contractor area manager, who will develop and lead the team to deliver a customer service focused offer and spend a substantial amount of time on site, especially at the outset, to facilitate this. * Is proactively managed and requires minimal management from the Schools' leadership teams. * Facilitates a dining experience for the pupils that is pleasurable and calm and positively encourages the eating of all their food and developing good table manners and social skills. The idea that the pupil is treated by the catering team in the same manner as they would treat their own children at home. * Shares best practices between Schools and catering teams about all aspects of the catering service * Is professionally marketed and promoted to the mutual benefit of the pupils, parents, Schools, and contractor. * Demonstrates a flexible approach to all School activities and supports aspects of the curriculum as appropriate, including positively contributing to the education of pupils about food and nutrition. * Is managed by an organisation who works with the Trust in partnership to move the service forward together. * Achieves best value and eliminates any subsidies as far as is realistically possible. two.1.6) Information about lotsII.1.6) Information about lots This contract is divided into lots: No

Lot Information

Lot 1

Please request ITT for further information

Renewal: 2x12 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fca8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027191-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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
14 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Oct 2023Expired
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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DALES ACADEMY TRUST
Contact Name
Louise Bullman
Contact Email
admin@redboxcs.com
Contact Phone
+44 1423810985

Buyer Location

Locality
CLEAVELAND
Postcode
TS17 5BL
Post Town
Cleveland
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
TLE2 North Yorkshire

Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Electoral Ward
Ingleby Barwick South
Westminster Constituency
Stockton West

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