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Greenvale Primary Catering Tender

Greenvale Primary School Catering Tender

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

08 Dec 2024 at 19:49

Award Notice
Tender

25 Mar 2024 at 17:57

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Greenvale Primary School, located in South Croydon, Surrey, has completed the tendering process for its school catering services. The tender, managed by Cohesion Consulting Ltd, involved an open procedure with site visits conducted on 2nd April 2024 and a tender response deadline of 26th April 2024. The procurement stage is now at the "Award" stage, and the contract has been awarded to Olive Dining. The catering services contract is set to commence on 22nd July 2024 and will initially last for three years, with an option to extend for an additional two years pending client satisfaction and agreement on budgets and service levels. The total value of the contract is £250,000 GBP.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for experienced caterers, especially those with a background in the primary education sector, to expand their business by demonstrating a strong understanding of similar contracts and a commitment to high-quality food standards. Businesses capable of delivering proactive management strategies to maximise sales and free school meal uptake, while ensuring excellent service and support, will thrive under this contract. Olive Dining's success in securing this contract underscores the importance of providing tailored solutions and adhering to financial and operational commitments. This tender highlights the need for a TUPE-compliant bid, investment in service equipment, and innovative food concepts to enhance the school's catering environment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Greenvale Primary Catering Tender

Notice Description

Greenvale Primary school in Croydon is tendering their catering services with a contract start date of 22nd July 2024. Due to this extremely challenging timeline we are managing an open tender process with site visits on Tuesday 2nd April, the tender response date is Friday 26th April. Presentations are scheduled for early May, possibly week commencing 6th May. The school is developing their catering provision to deliver the very best service for every child at the school. The contract start date is the 22nd of July 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. There are LGPS pensions within the catering team and the school has a strong working relationship with the incumbent caterer Collegiate Catering.This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently hi

Lot Information

Lot 1

The School is seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the primary education sector. They should be able to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of contracts of a similar size and operational style within a reasonable travelling distance of the School. 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 business manager and SLT 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 uptake.In 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 tenure is for an initial three year term and there is an option for both parties to extending the contract for another two years subject to performance and mutual agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044cb0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039521-2024
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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55524000 - School catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Apr 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Oct 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Greenvale Primary School Catering Tender
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTH CROYDON,
Postcode
CR2 8PR
Postcode Area
Croydon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI62 Croydon
Delivery Location
TLJ26 East Surrey
Local Authority
Croydon
Electoral Ward
Selsdon Vale & Forestdale
Westminster Constituency
Croydon East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Olive Dining

Further Information

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