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Attenborough Learning Trust - Outsourced Catering Service

ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

20 Jan 2025 at 08:35

Tender

27 Sep 2024 at 15:43

Planning

24 Sep 2024 at 13:09

Summary of the contracting process

Attenborough Learning Trust, based in Leicester, is seeking a contractor to deliver an Outsourced Catering Service for its schools. This procurement falls under the services category and involves school catering services. The main location for service delivery is school sites across the Attenborough Learning Trust area. This tender process is currently at the planning stage, with a value of £5,500,000 and follows an open procedure as stipulated by the legal basis CELEX:32014L0024. The current contract with Leicester City Council is set to end on 31st March 2025, with the new service to start on 31st March 2025. Key dates include a virtual Q&A session on 9th October 2024 and a tender submission deadline of 7th November 2024.

This tender opportunity presents numerous avenues for business growth, particularly for companies specializing in high-quality, value-for-money catering services. Suitable businesses would include those that can manage a mixture of production kitchens and dining centres, and provide nutritious meals critical for the well-being and physical health of pupils, especially in areas of deprivation. Companies that can offer HMC unstunned meat and meet the specific dietary needs of the schools will be at an advantage. This contract is poised to last for over three years with potential extensions, making it a considerable and sustained business opportunity.

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Notice Title

Attenborough Learning Trust - Outsourced Catering Service

Notice Description

The Trust is seeking a Contractor that will deliver an Outsourced Catering Service for this contract to provide a high-quality service, whilst delivering value for money for the school, parents and pupils using the Services. The Contract will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the catering services requirement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Trust is seeking a Contractor that will deliver an Outsourced Catering Service for this contract to provide a quality service, whilst delivering value for money for the school, parents and pupils using the Services. There are a mixture of production kitchens and dining centres. The Contract will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the outsourced catering service. School meals matter. It has been well documented that children who eat nutritious meals every day and lead active lifestyles tend to excel. The Trust recognise that their schools are on the frontline of efforts to improve childhood nutrition and our collective health. Improving the meals that our pupils eat in schools is an important step to achieve that goal. The Trust and its schools are located in an area of deprivation. Nutritious meals are vital for deprived school children due to their profound impact on physical health, cognitive development, and overall well-being. For children from disadvantaged backgrounds, access to healthy food can be limited, making school meals a critical source of nutrition. It is therefore of the upmost importance to the Trust that pupils receive a hot meal that is both nutritious and of a suitable portion size to enable them to fulfil their potential. There is a requirement to provide HMC unstunned meat in some of the schools, therefore it will be a mandatory requirement that the contractor can deliver this. Additional information: The contract is with Leicester City Council, who have given notice to end their contract on the 31st March 2025. The new contract will deliver the onsite aspect of the mobilisation over a weekend as Leicester Council will finish on Friday 28th March, with the new service starting Monday 31st March. Two schools with County will start Sep 25

Renewal: 2 further 1 year extensions (3.5 + 1 + 1)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-049d57
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001801-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning 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
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
25 Sep 2024Expired
Award Date
23 Dec 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
ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
Contact Name
David Nimmo
Contact Email
dnimmo@highfields-pri.leicester.sch.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE2 0UU
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester

Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Wycliffe
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ASPENS SERVICES

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