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title: "Clevedon Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender"
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# Clevedon Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: CLEVEDON LEANING TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cb1c

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## Summary

The Clevedon Learning Trust in North Somerset is conducting a catering tender, which seeks to provide comprehensive catering services for its various academies, running from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2025, with the potential for future expansion as new schools join the Trust. The tender process is in the award stage, with an estimated value of £450,000 per annum. This selective procurement follows a restricted procedure, allowing for a minimum of five and a maximum of ten suppliers to be shortlisted for the tender. The submission deadline for this opportunity has passed, and the contract aims to drive high-quality service provision across schools served by the Trust.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in school catering services, particularly those that can demonstrate innovative approaches and a commitment to utilising local produce. With an emphasis on engaging with customers and parents, businesses that excel in providing fresh, nutritious meal options, while maintaining excellent service standards, will find this opportunity particularly fitting. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the contracting authority considers this tender suitable for such operators.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Clevedon Learning Trust.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful tenderer will be required to provide all catering services within the Trust, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements. Clevedon Learning Trust is an established Multi Academy Trust (MAT) which includes currently the following academies where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification from the contract commencement. The Schools which currently form the Trust are: 1.Mary Elton (currently offering a delivered service to All Saints) 2.Yeo Moor 3.St Nicholas Chantry 4.Tickenham 5.Northgate (currently offering a delivered service to Puriton and Westonzoyland) 6.Westover Green 7.Willowdown (currently offering a delivered service Wembdon and Woolavington) 8.Chestnut Park The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 April 2022 until 31 March 2025, with the option to extend for a further term excluding the right to further extend. The contract being offered and will be guaranteed performance in nature. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of all catering services within the Trust. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations across all Schools. Regular customer and parental engagement will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term These new standards of operation should meet the needs of the pupils moving forwards into this contract term. The current range of foods needs to be expanded along with the service provision. It is one of the objectives of this tender that the successful contractor will utilise the local supply chain and farming" belt" in North Somerset to source all fresh produce, namely being: Bakery Products Meat Fruit and Vegetables Dairy Products The contract will operate on guaranteed cost per year with all universal free school meals, free school meals and hospitality being charged based on consumption and at net food cost. The approximate cost of the contract per annum is PS450,000.00 plus VAT The Multi Academy Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the trust during this contract period, and the provision of catering services within these schools when they have joined the MAT will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful contractor will be expected to provide this service within these additional schools using the same costing model, ratios etc. that they applied to their successful tender submission for the Clevedon Learning Trust at the point of tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the MAT. Indeed a new three form entry Primary School is being built in Bishops Cleeve "Greenacres" which is due to open in September 2023 and whose catering provision will fall under the scope of this contract once opened. Please note: Further schools may be added to the contract during the tender process and during the life of the contract as detailed above.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009778-2022 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,350,000 |
| Lots value | £1,350,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,703,566 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CLEVEDON LEANING TRUST |
| Locality | NORTH SOMERSET |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS21 6AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK61 North Somerset |
| Local authority | North Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Clevedon East |
| Westminster constituency | North Somerset |
| Delivery location | TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASPENS SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 12 Apr 2022 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009778-2022
- 22 Jul 2021 at 11:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017326-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=683379564
- https://www.clevedonlearningtrust.org.uk/index.asp
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-North-Somerset:-School-catering-services./H2U6W49276

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