Notice Information
Notice Title
Ventrus Multi Academy Trust Managed Catering Service
Notice Description
The proposed contract will be for a managed catering service to support the delivery of in-house catering in accordance with this service specification and the associated tender documents. It is the view of the Trust that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) will not apply to this tender as staff will staff employed by the Trust.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The proposed contract will be for a managed catering service to support the delivery of in-house catering in accordance with this service specification and the associated tender documents. The Trust wish to keep the ethos of the in-house catering model whilst utilising the additional expertise and support of the Contractor. It is the expectation that this managed catering service offer will deliver efficiencies and reduce current cost per plate whilst ensuring a high standard of food quality to deliver the proposed menu. The Contractor is required to work in partnership with the Trust, offering clear lines of communication and ensuring cohesion with the roles and responsibilities as identified in this Specification of Requirement. It is the expectation that the Contractor shall provide: a. The provision of a locally sourced food supply, that enables the Trust to benefit from the Contractors buying power and expertise in how to order food supplies in accordance with the menus, which reduce food waste, and ensures the right good quality ingredients have been procured and support serving good quality meals to pupils and staff. b. Full menu planning with associated electronic food ordering and invoicing, including recipe instructions, and associated training to make the meals, resulting in providing a range of good quality, nutritious, attractively presented meals for pupils and staff, that comply with Government's minimum nutritional and food- based standards for the educational sector. Meals should reflect growth in healthy eating trends, promote uptake, and comply with the Ofsted guidance for catering. c. Training of the catering team to ensure they can cook and serve the proposed menus and provide high quality meals, keeping to the set age-appropriate portion sizes and ensuring they are in accordance with the contracted cost per plate. d. A compliance and audit service with associated reporting and training that ensures the schools are meeting required legal and H&S and food safety requirements. e. Partnership working with the Trust Catering Manager and the schools in accordance with the agreed set of roles and responsibilities as set out in this Service Specification. The Trust will liaise with the Contractor during the mobilisation phase and agree SLA and set KPIs. The Contractor is required to deliver against the agreed SLA/KPI metrics consistently and effectively. f. To identify areas that will have potential benefit to the Trust and propose innovations to support the Trust to further improve the existing catering facilities and the catering service experience for all pupils, staff, parents and carers.
Renewal: Two further one year extensions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-046b85
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016525-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- 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
- £2,138,410 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,138,410 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 May 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Jun 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 60 months
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- VENTRUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- josie.medforth@phplaw.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EXETER
- Postcode
- EX2 5AW
- Post Town
- Exeter
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK43 Devon CC
-
- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- St Loyes
- Westminster Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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