Award

North & West Yorkshire - Primary School Group Catering Tender

RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Jul 2024 at 09:20

Tender

20 Mar 2024 at 09:07

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "North & West Yorkshire - Primary School Group Catering Tender" conducted by the RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED involves a tender for school catering services. The procurement stage is completed, and the contract has been awarded to Hutchisons Catering, Hutchisons Catering Ltd, and Aspens Services Ltd. Key dates include the deadline for Tender Responses on 17th May 2024 at 9:30 am, with the contract awarded by 14th June 2024. The location includes Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School in Leeds, Grove Road Primary School in Harrogate, and St Oswalds Primary School in Guiseley.

This tender presents growth opportunities for catering businesses capable of providing modern, customer-focused services to schools in North & West Yorkshire. Businesses interested in this contract should be able to deliver high-quality, nutritionally balanced meals appealing to students. They should focus on developing exceptional customer service, marketing strategies, and proactive relationship management with the schools. The contract aims to increase student and staff usage of catering facilities by providing attractive meal options and fostering a healthy, balanced dining environment. Suppliers should be adept at flexible service delivery and professional catering merchandising to mutually benefit the schools and the contractors.

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Notice Title

North & West Yorkshire - Primary School Group Catering Tender

Notice Description

The Primary group of Schools has decided to tender their catering services to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered through this process. The Schools involved are: - * Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School, Leeds * Grove Road Primary School, Harrogate * St Oswalds Primary School, Guiseley Further details about each School are given later in the document under 'The Schools'. The Contract Duration and Structure The contract will be awarded for a three-year duration with the option of two additional, one-year extensions. It is the intention of the Schools to appoint a single contractor in order to maximise the benefits for all parties. The financial structure of the contract is designed to reflect the Schools' aims to reward the Contractor in a fair manner and based upon contract delivery and to have an open-book agreement that is easily auditable. Tender Schedule: Issue of Invitation to Tender - WC 18th March 2024 Bidding Companies to Visit Sites - 16th & 17th April 2024 Clarification Deadline - 6th May 2024 Clarification Return Deadline * - 10th May 2024 Deadline for return of Tender Responses - 17th May 2024 - 9:30am Evaluation of Responses - Red Box - WC 20th May 2024 Presentation by shortlisted bidders - Mon 3rd June - Location TBC Reference site visits - WC 10th June 2024 Contract Awarded by - 14th June 2024 Mobilisation Meeting - 19th June 2024 Contract Commencement - 1st Sept 2024

Lot Information

Lot 1

Site Visits: Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School - 11:00am - 16th April 2024 St Oswalds Church of England Primary School - 11:00am - 17th April 2024 Grove Road Primary School - 12:30pm - 17th April 2024 The Primary Schools Group wish to be at the forefront of school catering and as such require a modern, branded offer that reflects the leading trends in the industry. At this time, the Schools' wish is to commence a catering contract, with a partner who shares their vision for a customer-focused service that attracts the maximum number of students. The meals that are to be provided must be appealing to customers, imaginative, provide good value for money and be nutritionally balanced to encourage all students to make an educated choice. The Schools' objectives for the new contract are as follows: - * A catering service that is well managed and requires minimal involvement from the Schools' management team. * A strong Contractor Area Manager who will develop and lead the team to deliver exceptional customer service, a consistently high quality food offer and spend a substantial amount of time on site at the outset to undertake this. * A Contractor who is proactive in their relationship management with the Schools'. * Investment in the Schools' Catering service through increased marketing in return for a tenure of contract. * A higher number of students and staff using the facilities by providing a high quality, affordable and nutritious meal. * A catering service that encourages students to take a heathy and balanced meal. * Food and drinks that look appetising and are attractively presented. * A hospitality service that will help showcase the Schools' through events to parents and visitors. * A Contractor that adopts a flexible and proactive approach to all School activities. * A service that is professionally merchandised and marketed with discretion and to the mutual benefit of the Schools' and the Contractor. * A Contractor that operates using the optimum level of staffing.

Renewal: 2 possible 1 year extensions.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044a9f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022419-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services


CPV Codes

15894210 - School meals

55524000 - School catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£372,264 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Jun 20241 years 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
RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Neil Meadows
Contact Email
nm@redboxcs.com
Contact Phone
+44 1423810985

Buyer Location

Locality
HARROGATE
Postcode
HG2 8PL
Post Town
Harrogate
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE22 North Yorkshire
Delivery Location
TLE2 North Yorkshire, TLE4 West Yorkshire

Local Authority
North Yorkshire
Electoral Ward
Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone
Westminster Constituency
Harrogate and Knaresborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

ASPENS SERVICES

HUTCHISONS CATERING

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