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title: "City of London Freemen's School Catering Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c216"
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# City of London Freemen's School Catering Services

Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c216

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## Summary

The City of London Corporation has awarded a contract for catering services at the City of London Freemen’s School. The contract, with a total value of £8.5 million over 5 years, involves providing catering services for 960 pupils, 60 boarders, and 180 staff. The contractor is responsible for various services, including setting up dining areas and allergy awareness training. The organisation that won the contract is Thomas Franks Limited.

This tender process provides an opportunity for catering service businesses to compete for the contract to provide school catering services at the City of London Freemen’s School. The procurement stage is now in the award phase, with Thomas Franks Limited being the successful supplier. Businesses in the catering industry, particularly those experienced in catering for schools and large groups, would be well-suited to participate in this opportunity for business growth.

## Notice

The provision of a school catering services at the City of London Freemen's School.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

City of London Freemen's School requires a new catering contract to replace the current catering contract that expires 31 Jul 2023. It is important to note that catering is a critical component of the school product as an independent school with boarding facilities (7 days term time as well as Summer Schools). The service provides catering with 960 pupils ranging from 7 to 18 years and including approximately 60 boarders, and 180 staff. The Contractor is responsible for setting up the dining area for a full restaurant service, clearing / cleaning the dining area on a daily or as required basis to agreed standards. Provides overall supervision to ensure that the service is carried out in line with the contract specification including; - The ability to cater for all pupils and staff - Full hospitality service including sports / match teas, external events including lettings - Cafe management - Allergy awareness, warning, training in line with current legislation and school requirements. The estimated total contract value for the full duration of the contract term is PS8.5m. The duration of the contract is 5 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 2 years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 7 years. Bidder's that would like to visit the Freemens School show around on Monday 24/04/23 at 10:00, please contact Kevin Pickford from MYA Consulting Ltd via email: Kevin.Pickford@myaconsulting.co.uk. Bidders should note that all other communication other than arranging the show around with MYA Consulting Ltd must go through the message section on the Capital Porta

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023829-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 17 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,200,000 |
| Lots value | £9,200,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,461,345 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London, TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THOMAS FRANKS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55520000 - Catering services
- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 15 Aug 2023 at 09:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023829-2023
- 19 Apr 2023 at 13:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011244-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.capitalesourcing.com
- http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

## Provenance

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