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title: "Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence ~ Catering tender"
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# Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence ~ Catering tender

Buyer: CLEEVE SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e4b1

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## Summary

The Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence is currently engaging in a tender for catering services, classified under the CPV code for school catering services. Located in Gloucestershire, this procurement is in the active tender stage, with bids closing on 5th November 2021. The contract will commence on 1st August 2022 for an initial period of three years, concluding on 31st July 2025. The estimated annual spend is approximately £300,000, and the procurement is being carried out through a selective method using a restricted procedure. Suppliers are expected to submit their responses via written format.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in catering services, particularly those with a local operational presence in the UK education sector. Bidders should have a proven track record in delivering high-quality catering in similar settings, as the successful supplier will be expected to provide an innovative and healthy food service prepared on-site. The contract entails daily catering services throughout the academic year, including special considerations for free school meals, making it an attractive prospect for businesses focused on social catering and nutritional offerings.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Cleeve School offers consistently outstanding teaching and an innovative and highly personalised curriculum, where literacy and numeracy skills are secured as firm bedrocks. We aspire to be exceptional on everything we do and we achieve this by collaborating, both in terms of teams within the School and also in terms of organisations and 'best practise' elsewhere. The School provides a safe and stimulating environment, where mutual respect threads through the celebrated ethos of care, support and guidance. In preparing students for the world beyond school, we firmly believe in high standards of dress and attitude, so that good manners, tolerance and understanding underpin everything we do. Tradition is important ~ and we hold on to our traditions and high expectations, whilst also thoroughly embracing innovation and a 21st century approach to learning. The School has a well-defined vision for the period of this catering contract: 'Our Students and staff see our catering as first rate and as a key part of the day's offer' https://www.cleeveschool.net/3-5-Year-Strategy-2022/doc/index.html There are currently 1570 pupils and 190 staff, this number has increased in recent years due to housing developments in the local area. In recent years the School has made significant investments to increase the size of the well equipped kitchen and upgrade dining room furniture. A second satellite Bistro kitchen and indoor dining area has been developed, there are two outdoor pods. The Sixth Form Centre of Excellence also have their own dedicated and separate satellite kitchen and indoor seating areas. The catering contract being offered will commence on 1 August 2022 for an initial period of three years, concluding on 31 July 2025, and will be offered on a guaranteed performance basis, with a service on each of the 190 full academic days and by agreement for the 5 inset days. Annual spend is circa PS300K. The successful contractor is expected to have a good local operational presence, as specialist caterers in the secondary school and/or FE sector. The contract covers the scope for the provision of catering services within the School, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free school meals and hospitality will be charged at cost price, based on consumption. Meal Deal Tariff is currently PS2.40 and FSM is at a cost of PS1.30. The School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, prepared on-site. See SQ Document for further details.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010530-2022 |
| 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 | 22 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Apr 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £900,000 |
| Lots value | £900,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,328,761 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CLEEVE SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| Locality | GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL52 8AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Tewkesbury |
| Electoral ward | Cleeve Grange |
| Westminster constituency | Tewkesbury |
| Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 22 Apr 2022 at 18:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010530-2022
- 24 Sep 2021 at 17:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023872-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=685495686
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/T6PQV43CA2
- https://www.cleeveschool.net/
- https://www.cleeveschool.net/3-5-Year-Strategy-2022/doc/index.html

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