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title: "Sir Graham Balfour School ~ Catering Services Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030b6d"
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buyer: "SIR GRAHAM BALFOUR SCHOOL"
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# Sir Graham Balfour School ~ Catering Services Tender

Buyer: SIR GRAHAM BALFOUR SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030b6d

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## Summary

The Sir Graham Balfour School in Stafford is currently engaged in the catering services tender process, titled "Sir Graham Balfour School ~ Catering Services Tender." This procurement falls under the services category, specifically the provision of school catering services. The tender is in an active stage, with a closing date for submissions on 25th February 2022, and is expected to commence on 1st September 2022 for an initial term of three years, with potential extensions. The procurement method employed is a selective procedure, indicating that a limited number of suppliers will be invited to participate in the bidding process based on pre-established criteria.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in catering services, especially those with experience in the educational sector. Suppliers that can demonstrate a strong ability to provide high-quality customer service, adaptability in their service delivery, and innovative catering solutions will be well-positioned to compete. The successful bidder will not only enhance the dining experience for students and staff but also establish a collaborative working relationship with the school, ensuring sustained engagement and satisfaction throughout the contract's duration.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Sir Graham Balfour School, , North Avenue, Stafford, ST16 1NR.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Sir Graham Balfour School. We want our catering company to have all of the essential abilities and skills to provide an outstanding catering service to our students, staff and visitors at our school. You should have the knowledge of how to provide exceptional dining experiences, be able to manage everyone around you and be able to address a concerning matter and take quick actions where required. Providing a high quality and reliable catering service has a major effect on the whole learning experience for all our students, staff and visitors and this is why the School is passionate about having very high quality catering facilities, with excellent food choices which are nutritionally balanced for everyone. Having excellent customer care, the caterer should be polite, diplomatic and thoughtful while dealing with all our students, staff and visitors. The way you operate in our school is crucial to ensure customer satisfaction and to encourage students continue to use the facilities and enjoy the mealtimes. Your menus and pricing structure need to be clear to the students so that they can understand exactly what the offer is to them. We are looking for a refreshing and innovative approach that reflects, amongst other things, the changing profile of student life and their food preferences and types and preferred styles of dining. It's essential to the school that the Suppliers bidding for this tender think broadly about all issues and not just the core catering service to compete and be successful in obtaining the contract of the school. We would like the Supplier to always be on the lookout for new ways of doing things, coming up with new solutions for many common problems. Suppliers are requested to ensure they consider all the aspects of service delivery and think carefully about the catering requirements. The school already knows that the successful provision of catering services is very much dependent on the development of a good working relationship between the Client of a facility and the Supplier's catering manager and catering team on site. The Supplier is expected to use its best endeavours to cultivate such a relationship to benefit the smooth running of each establishment. Key factors for the school are: *A suitable and workable staffing structure to ensure that sufficient catering services will be provided every day *Flexibility of service delivery *What cover arrangements will be applied when inevitably some staff are off with illness *Management involvement *Monitoring of standards and service delivery *Availability and responsiveness of management to any issues raised. The new contract will commence on 1 September 2022, for an initial 3 year term with the option of additional 2 x 1 year extensions. For the avoidance of doubt, TUPE Regulations will apply to this contract. 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/021211-2022 |
| 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 | 3 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £900,000 |
| Lots value | £900,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £540,266 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SIR GRAHAM BALFOUR SCHOOL |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST16 1NR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Common |
| Westminster constituency | Stafford |
| Delivery location | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |

## 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

- 3 Aug 2022 at 09:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021211-2022
- 14 Jan 2022 at 18:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001236-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=710715567
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/6C66MJ9V2M
- https://www.sirgrahambalfour.co.uk/

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