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Alperton Community School Catering

ALPERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CATERING

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 Oct 2025 at 19:07

Tender

22 Dec 2023 at 21:34

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for Alperton Community School's catering services has reached the award stage. The school, located in Alperton, London, recently awarded the contract to Aramark UK Limited, following a selective procurement procedure. This services contract, worth £1,600,000, will commence on 1st August 2024 for an initial term of three years, with an option to extend for a further two years pending satisfactory performance and agreement on budgets. The procurement initiative, part of the school's strategy to enhance its catering services across two campuses serving over 1,900 students, emphasised high standards and innovative food concepts. The tender was classified under the school catering services industry category and adhered to a restricted procedure method, welcoming electronic bids.

This tender presents significant opportunities for companies in the catering and foodservice industry looking to expand their business in the educational sector. Businesses that specialise in large-scale school meal services and value quality, consistency, and innovative nutritional offerings are well-suited to compete. The successful contractor is expected to provide proactive management that maximises sales and the uptake of Free School Meals (FSM) while ensuring high food quality. The opportunity required bidders to submit a TUPE compliant proposal with recommendations for enhancing service equipment and bespoke food concepts, which indicates potential growth areas for companies with innovative approaches and capability in operational enhancements. The contract reinforces the value placed on the integration of local employment and the utilisation of current pension schemes like NEST and LGPS, making it an attractive tender for businesses complying with these specifications.

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Notice Title

Alperton Community School Catering

Notice Description

Alperton Community School is an Ofsted rated Good mixed Secondary School in Alperton, London. It has over 1,900 students between the ages of 11 and 18 on roll and 120 teaching and support staff across two campuses some five minutes apart. The lower school has a very busy and well equipped kitchen and restaurant with 2 satellite serving units. The lower school has a compact kitchen that would benefit from investment in heavy equipment. The incumbent caterer is IFG and the catering team are well-regarded by the school. The contract is nearing the end of tenure and the school is bringing the two main soft services contracts, catering and cleaning, into an August commencement date in 2024.The school has a resolute focus on high expectations for their students, their community and their staff. Mr Gerard McKenna, the Headteacher, and Mr Suresh Jatla the Director of Finance and Resources are very close to the catering operation on both sites. They are tendering their catering services to

Lot Information

Lot 1

Alperton Community School is an Ofsted rated Good mixed Secondary School in Alperton, London. It has over 1,900 students between the ages of 11 and 18 on roll and 120 teaching and support staff across two campuses some five minutes apart. The lower school has a very busy and well equipped kitchen and restaurant with 2 satellite serving units. The lower school has a compact kitchen that would benefit from investment in heavy equipment. The incumbent caterer is IFG and the catering team are well-regarded by the school. The contract is nearing the end of tenure and the school is bringing the two main soft services contracts, catering and cleaning, into an August commencement date in 2024.The school has a resolute focus on high expectations for their students, their community and their staff. Mr Gerard McKenna, the Headteacher, and Mr Suresh Jatla the Director of Finance and Resources are very close to the catering operation on both sites. They are tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The contract start date is the 1st of August 2024 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. The catering team have a mix of NEST and LGPS Pensions. This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently high levels of food quality and tangible contract support. The School and CCL expect the successful Contractor to guarantee their financial proposal within reason and deliver excellent standards. The school have requested that in this tender exercise the bidders focus on:A TUPE Compliant Bid with additional recommendations on service equipment, serving points, staffing levels and a bespoke food concept to drive sales and uptakeIn short, the School needs to be convinced the bidders are able to deliver their promises, achieve their sales targets, deliver their service enhancements in full and support the School. Should the School not be convinced of this they reserve the right to revert to an 'insourced' solution or post no award. Any investment proposals will need to be consistent with ESFA guidelines.

Renewal: The contract is for an initial three year term. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two years subject to mutual agreement, based on strong financial and qualitative performance by mutual agreement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0429b6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069181-2025
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
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,600,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Oct 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
25 Jan 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Oct 20253 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ALPERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CATERING
Contact Name
Glenn Campbell
Contact Email
info@cohesionconsulting.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MIDDLESEX
Postcode
HA0 4JE
Post Town
Harrow
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI72 Brent
Delivery Location
TLI72 Brent

Local Authority
Brent
Electoral Ward
Alperton
Westminster Constituency
Brent West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ARAMARK

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