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title: "Priestley Academy Trust - Catering Services Tender"
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# Priestley Academy Trust - Catering Services Tender

Buyer: PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b711

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## Summary

The Priestley Academy Trust has completed a procurement process for catering services, aimed at enhancing the quality and financial benefits of their catering operations. The Trust sought to partner with a contractor who could provide appealing, nutritious, and customer-focused meals for schools, focusing on managing costs and fostering sustainability initiatives. The awarded contract was given to Mellors Catering Services Ltd, offering opportunities for businesses in the catering industry to engage with educational institutions.

In a separate tender, Priestley Academy Trust has also completed a procurement process for cleaning services, with a focus on delivering high-quality cleaning across multiple school sites. The Trust aimed to establish effective communication and consistent service quality with the selected supplier, ES Cleaning. This tender process presents opportunities for cleaning service providers looking to engage in contracts with educational institutions focused on stringent quality standards and operational efficiency.

## Notice

The Priestley Multi Academy Trust has decided to tender their catering services to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered through this process. The Schools involved are: - * Atlas Community Primary School * Green Lane Primary School * Lilycroft Primary School * Margaret McMillan Primary School * Westbourne Primary School

### Lot Information

Lot 1

At this time, the Schools wish is to commence a catering contract, with a partner who shares their vision for a customer-focused service that attracts the maximum number of students. The meals that are to be provided must be appealing to customers, imaginative, provide good value for money and be nutritionally balanced to encourage all students to make an educated choice. The objectives for the new contract are as follows:- * A catering service that is well managed and requires minimal involvement from the school management team. * A strong Contractor Area Manager who will develop and lead the team to deliver exceptional customer service, a consistently high quality food offer and spend a substantial amount of time on site at the outset to undertake this. * A Contractor who is proactive in their relationship management with the School, with good communication with key staff in school. * A Contractor with a clean line of communication and escalations for the school to deal with any issues efficiently and effectively. * Investment in the Catering service through increased marketing, equipment to enhance the services and educational events in return for a tenure of contract. * Develop a partnership with a Contractor with a strong ethical policy, who will not only educate pupils on recycling, the environment, reducing their carbon footprint but also facilitate this and lead by example. * Encourage the pupils and service to reduce plastics, increase recycling, reduce delivery miles and food waste. * A higher number of students and staff using the facilities by providing a high quality, affordable and nutritious meal. * A catering service that encourages students to take a heathy and balanced meal on a regular basis but also gives them the opportunity to try new foods that they may not have tried before. * Food and drinks that look appetising and are attractively presented. * A Contractor that adopts a flexible and proactive approach to all activities. * A service that is professionally merchandised and marketed with discretion and to the mutual benefit of the school and the Contractor. * A Contractor that operates using the optimum level of staffing and management structure to support the Contract and the School.

Renewal: Options for 2 further 12 month extensions to be discussed in year 3 and 4 for the 4th and 5th year.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022439-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 12 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST |
| Additional buyers | PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST - CLEANING SERVICES |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Post town | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD8 8HT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | Manningham |
| Westminster constituency | Bradford West |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLE4 West Yorkshire, TLE41 Bradford |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ES CLEANING; MELLORS CATERING SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services
- 90919300 - School cleaning services

## Release History

- 19 Jul 2024 at 09:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022439-2024
- 18 Jul 2023 at 12:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020650-2023
- 29 Mar 2023 at 12:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009154-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.redboxcs.com
- https://www.priestley.academy/

## Provenance

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