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title: "Alban Academies Trust ~ Catering Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0322ee"
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# Alban Academies Trust ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: ALBAN ACADEMIES TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0322ee

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## Summary

The Alban Academies Trust has initiated a tender for catering services, specifically targeting school catering in the St Albans area, and classified under the CPV code 55524000. The procurement process is currently active and employs a selective method within a restricted procedure framework. Key dates include the submission deadline on 14 April 2022, with the contract starting from 1 August 2022 and running for a duration of two years, ending 31 July 2024, with an option to extend. The total contract value is estimated at £1,750,340, encompassing catering services for specific schools within the Trust.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in school meal provisions, particularly those with innovative culinary concepts tailored to diverse pupil preferences and dietary needs. Businesses focusing on sustainable and high-quality food services are well-suited to apply, especially those able to demonstrate strong initiative and operational excellence. The successful supplier may also have the potential to secure further contracts as the Trust plans to consolidate its catering services across more schools in the future.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for the Alban Academies Trust.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Alban Academies Trust serves primary and secondary schools in and near St. Albans. Our mission is to build a learning community that shares and promotes educational excellence for everyone. All members of the Trust are valued and able to make a powerful contribution to the on-going progress of improvement across the AAT. The Trust currently comprises of five schools, three secondary schools: Ridgeway Academy, Sandringham School and Verulam School and three primary schools: Garden Fields JMI School, Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School and Wheatfields Junior School. This catering tender is for the catering services at 2 schools - where this is a 2 + 3 contract. It is likely that a Trust wide catering contract to encompass the other secondary schools at least, will be run for 1st August 2024 - to align with the end dates of the current contracts at the other schools. Schools included in this tender: Ridgeway Academy Ridgeway Academy is an 11-18 Mixed Secondary School with Academy status and is part of the Alban Academies Trust. The school currently employs 116 teaching and support staff and has 902 students on roll )expected to rise to 952 next year) which includes 83 students in Sixth Form (expected to rise to 100 next year) *Please be advised that the catering service is currently contracted to Edwards and Blake *The total catering sales per annum at this school are: 2018/19 PS185,793 (pre-pandemic) *Our current year to date sales for Sept 21 to Feb 22 are PS72,848.95 (March 21 to August 2021was PS58,750) Garden Fields Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School is in St. Albans and currently has 578 pupils ages 4 to 11 and approximately 80 members of staff. The school is reducing its PAN from 90 to 60 in September 2022 and for subsequent years due to lower local pupil numbers. The school went through an expansion from 2015 to 2021 increasing PAN from 60 to 90 each year. *The school is currently using Herts Catering Ltd. *The 2019 sales were PS164275 Therefore the total annual sales are PS350,068 Therefore the total value of the contract (annual sales x 5) = PS1,750,340 The Tender The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities of all schools, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The Schools would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The contract being tendered is for two years in duration from 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2024 with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years at the discretion of the client. However, it is very much expected that a Trust wide catering tender will be run to bring all schools into one catering contract for a new Trust contract for 1st August 2024. This contract will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the Trust for the duration of this contract. The School year at all schools is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the School, which currently includes morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School meals are to be charged with a margin attached and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. Whilst the Trust prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, it is not obliged to accept the lowest price. See SQ Document for more information.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021209-2022 |
| 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 | 14 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,750,340 |
| Lots value | £1,750,340 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,057,940 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ALBAN ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Locality | ST ALBANS |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL4 9NX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | St Albans |
| Electoral ward | Marshalswick West |
| Westminster constituency | St Albans |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## 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/021209-2022
- 16 Mar 2022 at 18:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007252-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://albanacademiestrust.org.uk/
- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=710705377
- https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-St-Albans:-School-catering-services./F9633T44F7

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