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title: "Cheetham CofE Community Academy ~ Catering Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03bdd5"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Cheetham CofE Community Academy ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: CHEETHAM COFE COMMUNITY ACADEMY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03bdd5

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## Summary

The Cheetham CofE Community Academy in Greater Manchester has completed an award for catering services. The contract covers catering for approximately 650 students, including Free School Meals. The contract period is from October 30, 2023, to October 29, 2026, with the possibility of extension. The buying organisation is the academy, and the procurement stage is at the award phase. The successful Supplier is Aspens Services Ltd, with a contract value of £901,988.95 signed on September 25, 2023.

This tender opportunity from the Cheetham CofE Community Academy can benefit catering service providers, especially those experienced in school catering. The contract aims to maintain high-quality food services within the school, focusing on innovation and meeting nutritional standards. Suitable businesses should have expertise in Healthy Eating in Schools, supply chain management in Greater Manchester, and be prepared to engage with customers and parents for service excellence. The procurement method used is a selective procedure with a restricted process.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Cheetham CofE Community A (The client) The school is a three form entry with approximately 650 students on roll, of which 270 are entitled to Universal Infant Free School Meals and 56 are entitled to Key stage 2 Free School Meals. The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the school, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Cheetham CofE Community A (The client) The school is a three form entry with approximately 650 students on roll, of which 270 are entitled to Universal Infant Free School Meals and 56 are entitled to Key stage 2 Free School Meals. 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 30th October 2023 and concluding on 29th October 2026 and will be on a guaranteed performance basis offering a fixed annual return and or subsidy to Cheetham CofE Community Academy. 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 a bottom line return to Cheetham with Paid meals at PS2.20, FSM PS2.46 and UIFSM charged at PS2.41. It is expected that the successful contractor will have experience in the requirements of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards & Requirements) 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 Greater Manchester to source all fresh produce, namely being: Bakery Products Meat Fruit and Vegetables Dairy Products Please see SQ document for more information. Additional information: Please be advised this is a Contract Award Notification. This contract has already been awarded.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000965-2024 |
| 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 | 11 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Oct 2023 - 29 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £708,000 |
| Lots value | £708,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £901,988 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHEETHAM COFE COMMUNITY ACADEMY |
| Locality | GREATER MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M8 9FR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Cheetham |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## 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

- 11 Jan 2024 at 14:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000965-2024
- 11 Apr 2023 at 15:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010385-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=834662397
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/9EQ52N6U53
- https://www.cheetham.manchester.sch.uk/

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