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title: "Loreto College ~ Catering Tender"
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# Loreto College ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: LORETO COLLEGE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0366f3

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## Summary

The contracting authority, Loreto College, located in St Albans, United Kingdom, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for catering services. The title of the tender is "Loreto College ~ Catering Tender" in the school catering services industry category. The contract, with a value of £1,364,583, is expected to run from 11th February 2023 to 31st July 2026, with a potential 2-year extension. The procurement method is a selective procedure with restricted details, and the current status is cancelled.

This catering tender by Loreto College presents a business opportunity for suppliers specialising in catering services, particularly those experienced in providing innovative, healthy food services for educational institutions. Businesses with a minimum annual turnover of £1 million and a focus on quality and value for money are well-suited to compete. Loreto College emphasises the importance of fresh, locally sourced ingredients and a partnership approach in delivering catering services. Interested companies should carefully review the tender requirements and ensure compliance with the selection criteria to be considered for this lucrative contract.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Loreto College. A catholic faith school, the college has circa 1000 pupils on roll, there are five forms of girls in years 7-11 and circa 160 girls and boys in the 6th form.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Loreto College is an 11-18 comprehensive academy in St Albans, which is tendering the catering services for contract commencement 11th February 2023. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the students and teaching and support staff. A focus is required on both exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements and strong management of the contract, developing a true partnership relationship with Loreto College. The Client would wish the successful Supplier to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The contract being tendered is from 11th February 2023 to 31st July 2026 with the option to extend for a maximum of a further 2 years at the discretion of the client. 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 Academy 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 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 based on consumption with a margin attached 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 total annual sales pre pandemic were circa PS250k per annum and therefore the value of the contract is PS1,364,583 (total annual sales as above x 5 for the 5years and 5.5-month maximum year contract term). Loreto College 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. 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 improvements here as part of the Contractor's tender submission would be welcomed. *Please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 years and 5.5 months + 2 years basis. *Please be advised that there are currently 8 employed to deliver the catering service *Please be advised that there are not current catering staff in the Local government pension scheme (LGPS) *Please be advised that the catering service is currently contracted to Aspens Services *Please be advised that the School has a minimum requirement for a contractor's employers liability/ public liability and professional indemnity insurance of PS10 million *The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is PS1 million. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/C6N9639976

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015953-2023 |
| 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 | 6 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 11 Feb 2023 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,364,583 |
| Lots value | £1,364,583 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,886,258 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LORETO COLLEGE |
| Locality | ST ALBANS |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL1 3RQ |
| 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 | St Peters |
| Westminster constituency | St Albans |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CUCINA RESTAURANTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 6 Jun 2023 at 11:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015953-2023
- 8 Sep 2022 at 13:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025241-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=786306961
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/C6N9639976
- https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-St-Albans:-School-catering-services./C6N9639976
- https://www.loreto.herts.sch.uk/

## Provenance

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