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title: "Whitchurch High School ~ Catering Tender"
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# Whitchurch High School ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: WHITCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a24f

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## Summary

The Whitchurch High School is seeking catering services and has issued a tender for the provision of these services. The procurement stage is currently active, with a contract value of 720,000 GBP and a contract duration from August 1, 2023, to July 31, 2026. The school is looking for a supplier who can meet the nutritional guidelines, offer innovative solutions, and engage with customers and parents. The successful contractor is expected to utilise local suppliers for fresh produce and implement environmentally friendly practices.

This tender opportunity by Whitchurch High School presents a chance for catering businesses, especially those experienced in school catering services, to compete for a lucrative contract. Businesses with a focus on healthy eating, sustainability, and community engagement would be well-suited to participate in this selective procurement process. The opportunity involves providing catering services in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, offering a platform for businesses to showcase their capabilities in delivering high-quality and innovative food services to a school environment.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Whitchurch High School (the Client).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Whitchurch High School (the Client). The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the school, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements. The duration of the contract being offered is three years commencing on 1 August 2023 and concluding on 31 July 2026 and will be on a guaranteed performance basis offering a fixed annual return and or subsidy to Whitchurch High School. There will be the option to extend the contract for a further term excluding the right to further extend for a further term of three years. The contract being offered and will be guaranteed performance in nature. The contract currently offers guaranteed cost option to Whitchurch High School with all hospitality and free issues being charged back to the school on consumption. The current cost of the contract is circa PS120,000.00 per annum It is expected that the successful contractor will have experience in the requirements of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards & Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2014 ~ http://gov.wales/topics/educationandskills/schoolshome/foodanddrink/healthy-eating/?lang=en ~ and be able to offer innovation and forward thinking during this contract term. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of all catering services within the school. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations within the School. Regular customer and parental engagement will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term These new standards of operation should meet the needs of the pupils' moving forwards into this contract term. The current range of foods needs to be expanded along with the service provision. It is one of the objectives of this tender that the successful contractor will utilise the local supply chain and farming" belt" in South Wales to source all fresh produce, namely being: Bakery Products Meat Fruit and Vegetables Dairy Products As you can appreciate, working with the local community is something that the School strives to do at all times and to this end we would like to ensure that all your fresh produce is sourced from Welsh local suppliers (within a 20-mile radius of the School): Whitchurch High School also seeks to ensure that the catering operation will have the following objectives from 1 August 2023: 1.The provision of a healthy balanced menu that meets nutritional guidelines and is enjoyed by our students 2.Better value for money to be provided ensuring that the students are consistently provided with a quality meal with reasonable portion sizes 3.A series of theme days are organised and run throughout the year with an exciting and robust marketing plan. 4.The successful contractor's management team show a real interest in the School and its students moving into this contract term 5.Clear and transparent accounting The successful contractor is expected to maximise the use of all catering facilities through the adoption and employment of effective marketing policies and techniques. It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to develop specific marketing proposals to encourage a healthy approach to eating all signage, labels and menus should be bi-lingual in nature at all times. In addition, the successful contractor will be expected to put forwards both innovation and their proposals for making this contract more environmentally sensitive and carbon neutral moving into this contract term both by way of contract delivery, and also within the successful contractor's organisation, thus working to deliver to Whitchurch High School's environmental policies. 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/022649-2023 |
| 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 | 3 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2023 - 31 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £720,000 |
| Lots value | £720,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,281,168 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WHITCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 2XJ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Whitchurch and Tongwynlais |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ARAMARK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 3 Aug 2023 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022649-2023
- 2 Feb 2023 at 12:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003251-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://gov.wales/topics/educationandskills/schoolshome/foodanddrink/healthy-eating/?lang=en
- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=800154148
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/X5Z28WGE68
- https://www.whitchurchhs.wales

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