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title: "The Piggott School ~ Catering Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-033370"
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# The Piggott School ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: THE PIGGOTT SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033370

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## Summary

The Piggott School in Wargrave, Berkshire, has completed a procurement process for catering services, where Aspens Services Ltd was awarded the contract. The tender, titled "The Piggott School ~ Catering Tender," was a selective procurement with a legal basis under the Competitive Tender Process. The contract duration is from 01st January 2023 to 31st December 2025. The School expects the successful contractor to provide innovative, healthy food services, focusing on pupil tastes and dietary requirements.

This catering tender at The Piggott School offers an opportunity for businesses, particularly those in the food service industry, to compete for a guaranteed performance contract. Suppliers with experience in school catering services and a commitment to fresh, locally sourced ingredients would be well-suited for this contract. The School values innovation and aims to create an environment that supports student learning and wellbeing. The contract period, running for three years with possible extensions, provides a stable growth opportunity for winning suppliers.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for The Piggott School: Twyford Road, Wargrave, Reading, Berkshire, RG10 8DS https://www.piggott.wokingham.sch.uk/

### Lot Information

Lot 1

https://www.piggott.wokingham.sch.uk/ The Piggott School was established in 1939 and together with our primary site at Charvil, which opened in 2013, we are an all-through 4-18 years, mixed, comprehensive school. In 2011 the School became an Academy. Our senior school site is on the outskirts of Wargrave and our primary school site is in the village of Charvil. 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 for the 1551 students on roll in our secondary school and 210 in our primary school and 245 teaching and support staff, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The School would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 01st January 2023 to 31st December 2025 and 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 Piggott School for the duration of this contract. The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development, one day for staff and student wellbeing which means that the School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 189 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 and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. Whilst the School prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price. The Piggott School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared on-site. The School expects the successful tenderer to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Every Child Matters. The School believes that success should be celebrated and that pupils should enjoy their time at school; if lessons are stimulating and challenging then students will love learning. Much time, therefore, is spent reviewing and planning schemes of work to ensure that they are differentiated to meet the needs of all students. As a result, the School are very enthusiastic regarding work experience and apprenticeship proposals and would welcome the input of the successful Contractor. As a school who are continually seeking ways to improve and develop the ethos and environment for students and staff, to give them the facilities they deserve and need to meet the challenges of the 21st Century, any consideration regarding inward capital investment as part of the Contractor's tender submission would be welcomed. Please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 + 2 years basis.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011260-2023 |
| 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 | 19 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,313,105 |
| Lots value | £2,313,105 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,498,302 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE PIGGOTT SCHOOL |
| Locality | READING |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG10 8DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Wokingham |
| Electoral ward | Thames |
| Westminster constituency | Wokingham |
| Delivery location | TLJ11 Berkshire |

## 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

- 19 Apr 2023 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011260-2023
- 4 May 2022 at 11:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011475-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=776515398
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Reading:-School-catering-services./3F899BZW79
- https://www.piggott.wokingham.sch.uk/
- https://www.piggott.wokingham.sch.uk/ThePiggottSchoolwasestablishedin1939andtogetherwithourprimarysiteatCharvil,whichopenedin2013,weareanall-through4-18years,mixed,comprehensiveschool.In2011theSchoolbecameanAcademy.OurseniorschoolsiteisontheoutskirtsofWargraveandourprimaryschoolsiteisinthevillageofCharvil.ThetenderprojectisseekingtoappointaContractorwhoseinitiativeandinnovationwillbewelcomedfortheprovisionofservicewithintheexistingfacilitiesforthe1551studentsonrollinoursecondaryschooland210inourprimaryschooland245teachingandsupportstaff,withafocusonexcitingnewfoodconceptstosatisfyawiderangeofpupiltastesanddietaryrequirements.TheSchoolwouldwishthesuccessfulcontractortoreviewthecurrentrangeofservicesofferedandmakerecommendationsaccordingly.Thecontractbeingtenderedisforthreeyearsindurationfrom01stJanuary2023to31stDecember2025andwilloperateasaGuaranteedPerformanceContract,withthesuccessfulContractorofferingtheSchoolaguaranteedreturn/costperannumfortheprovisionofcateringservices.SovereigntyofthecashtariffistoremainwithThePiggottSchoolforthedurationofthiscontract.TheSchoolyearisbasedonacalendarof195days.Fivedaysaretobeusedforstaffprofessionaldevelopment,onedayforstaffandstudentwellbeingwhichmeansthattheSchoolwillbeopentoreceivestudentsforthelegalminimumof189days.ThecontractofferedcoversthescopefortheprovisionofallcateringserviceswithintheSchool,whichcurrentlyincludesmorningbreak,lunch,allhospitalityandfreeissuerequirements.FreeSchoolmealsandhospitalitywillbechargedbasedonconsumptionandatnetfoodcost.WhilsttheSchoolprioritisesvalueformoneyasakeyobjectiveoftheCompetitiveTenderProcess,theGoverningbodyisnotobligedtoacceptthelowestprice.ThePiggottSchoolexpectsthesuccessfulcontractortoenablethecontinueddevelopmentofcateringthroughtheprovisionofaninnovative,healthyfoodservice,withfresh,seasonal,locallysourcedingredientsbeingpreparedon-site.TheSchoolexpectsthesuccessfultenderertoevidence,throughtheirbid,howtheyshallsupportandcomplementitsvaluesandsupporttheprinciplesofEveryChildMatters.TheSchoolbelievesthatsuccessshouldbecelebratedandthatpupilsshouldenjoytheirtimeatschool;iflessonsarestimulatingandchallengingthenstudentswilllovelearning.Muchtime,therefore,isspentreviewingandplanningschemesofworktoensurethattheyaredifferentiatedtomeettheneedsofallstudents.Asaresult,theSchoolareveryenthusiasticregardingworkexperienceandapprenticeshipproposalsandwouldwelcometheinputofthesuccessfulContractor.Asaschoolwhoarecontinuallyseekingwaystoimproveanddeveloptheethosandenvironmentforstudentsandstaff,togivethemthefacilitiestheydeserveandneedtomeetthechallengesofthe21stCentury,anyconsiderationregardinginwardcapitalinvestmentaspartoftheContractor’stendersubmissionwouldbewelcomed.Pleasebeadvisedthatthiscontractwillbeletona3+2yearsbasis.

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