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title: "Bordesley Green Girls School & Sixth Form ~ Catering Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035078"
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buyer: "BORDESLEY GREEN GIRLS SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM"
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# Bordesley Green Girls School & Sixth Form ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: BORDESLEY GREEN GIRLS SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035078

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## Summary

The Bordesley Green Girls School & Sixth Form in Birmingham has awarded a catering contract to abm catering limited. The contract, valued at £821,441.75, was signed on 20th January 2023. The procurement involved a selective method with a restricted procedure. The contract covers catering services for the school, including hospitality and free issue requirements, starting from 1st April 2023 till 31st March 2026, with a potential extension of up to two years. The successful bidder must provide Halal-oriented food that meets student expectations and engage with student representatives.

This tender opportunity at Bordesley Green Girls School & Sixth Form can be beneficial for catering businesses, especially those experienced in providing services within the education sector. The contract offers a guaranteed performance with a clear pricing structure. The school requires suppliers to source ingredients locally and show a commitment to continuous improvement in service provision. Flexibility, customer engagement, and experience in similar school environments will be key factors in successfully competing for this catering contract.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Bordesley Green Girls School & Sixth Form. We are proud of our students and of our school; our Progress 8 results put us in the top 15% of schools nationally. Our (circa) 1000 pupils are rightly ambitious and they go on from our Sixth Form pupils to the UK's top universities or to apprenticeships in some of the country's leading companies. We work hard every day to ensure our pupils receive the very best state education available and to encourage them to believe in themselves.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Our school catering is composed of the main school kitchen and a satellite service (only) point providing food to our circa 380 sixth form students. Whilst sixth formers can leave the site with parental approval, in practise few do. Our students have a clearly defined understanding of the compliant style of HMC Halal orientated food that they enjoy and expect to have provided at School. The successful catering contractor shall understand this requirement, through facilitated engagement with student representatives. The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the School, including hospitality and free issue requirements. The duration of the contract offered is three years commencing on 1 April 2023, concluding on 31 March 2026, with the opportunity to extend by up to an additional two years at the discretion of the governing body. The contract is offered on a 'guaranteed performance' basis. Currently Cash Meal Deals are at a maximum of PS2.40, with Free School Meals for approximately 37% of pupils are charged on consumption at ''net'' food cost, with no margin applied. Hospitality and free issues are also recharged on consumption at "net" food cost only. There is a single lunch break each day of (55 minutes, 12:10 - 13:05 Wednesdays) to an hour duration each other day. Sixth formers are allowed off site, with written parental consent, however typically few pupils take advantage of this opportunity. It is appreciated that a level of investment may be identified as a requirement of your bid, and therefore bidders are encouraged to provide detailed information of any equipment felt necessary. Bidders must provide the equipment make, model and cost and also a justification of how this equipment will assist in fulfilling the proposal and potential of the service. All investment suggested must be fully justified within the Service Development and Finance sections of your Bidder Response. The level of investment provided will be at the School's discretion, subject to the method of obtaining the investment for the required equipment. The quality of food provision will be critical and indeed your organisation must be flexible enough to source bakery, meat, fruit and vegetables and dairy products through local suppliers based no more than 25 miles from the School. It is expected that menus will feature and utilise products in season. Customer engagement will be fundamental to the continuous improvement in the service provision and within your tender response your methodology to achieve this will be detailed along with examples of where this has recently been undertaken within similar contracts. The successful contractor should have experience of a similar style of operations in a local Secondary School environment and ensure that the Operational Management Team responsible for the contract is available for regular visits and support for the contract. Suitable coverage is required for any planned or unplanned leave from within the establishment staffing structure. An NRS/Civica biometric cashless system is already in operation, there are three tills in the main School dining area, and additional two in the sixth form dining area. There are no active cash loaders, with 100% of transactions being facilitated via ParentPay, either directly by parents or via school reception. There are ample Plasma screens to support dynamic promotional activities. The successful Supplier will work closely with the Client to manage the provision of catering and the overall 'meal experience. The value of the catering contract was PS244K for the period 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022. NB: Please note that the successful contractor will pay a proportion of the procurement consultancy fee on contract award, which will be PS3,000.00 plus VAT. See SQ Document for more details.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011141-2023 |
| 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 | 18 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,220,000 |
| Lots value | £1,220,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £821,441 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BORDESLEY GREEN GIRLS SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B9 4TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Bordesley & Highgate |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG3 West Midlands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ABM CATERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 18 Apr 2023 at 15:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011141-2023
- 11 Jul 2022 at 11:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018895-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bordgrng.bham.sch.uk/index.asp
- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=776197511
- https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Birmingham:-School-catering-services./5DURF62849

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