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title: "Secondary Schools Consortium ~ Catering Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c424"
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buyer: "SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL"
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# Secondary Schools Consortium ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c424

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## Summary

The Secondary Schools Consortium in London, comprising of four academies, has completed a tender process for school catering services. The contract, awarded to Olive Dining Ltd, is valued at £4,347,111 and signed on 17th May 2024. The consortium aims to appoint a quality catering company to serve the schools, starting from 1st June 2024 for an initial 3-year period, extendable. The schools are located in Hammersmith and Fulham, and key locations include Sacred Heart High School, Fulham Cross Academy, Lady Margaret School, and Fulham Cross Girls' School & Language College.

This contract presents opportunities for catering businesses specialising in school services to expand their operations. Suppliers with experience in delivering quality catering services to secondary schools, managing TUPE processes, and enhancing pupil meal uptake are well-suited to compete. Having an operational base in the local area and a commitment to providing healthy and appealing meals will be advantageous. The procurement method for this contract was a selective process following the restricted procedure.

## Notice

The Secondary Schools Consortium is the alias given to the 4 participating academies within the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that have joined together for sole purpose of conducting a procurement exercise for the provision of school catering, as such each school remains independent of one another.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Secondary Schools Consortium is the alias given to the 4 participating academies within the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that have joined together for sole purpose of conducting a procurement exercise for the provision of school catering, as such each school remains independent of one another. The group comprises 3 x all girl academies and 1 x coeducation academy which are all located in close proximity of each other. Whilst it is the intention to appoint a single supplier to provide the catering services there might be slight variations in the final requirements between the schools for example Halal meat may not be as important to one school than another Participating Schools Sacred Heart High School 212 Hammersmith Road Hammersmith London W6 7DG Fulham Cross Academy Kingwood Rd Fulham London SW6 6SN Lady Margaret School Parsons Green Fulham London SW6 4UN Fulham Cross Girls' School & Language College Munster Road Fulham London SW6 6BP Back Ground Sacred Heart High School Catholic Comprehensive Academy for girls with circa 1130 pupils aged 11 -19 with approximately 11% eligible on free school meals Lady Margaret School Church of England Academy for girls with circa 780 pupils aged 11-18 with approximately 11% eligible on free school meals Fulham Cross Girls' School & Language College Community Academy for Girls with circa 610 pupils aged between 11-18 with approximately 36% eligible on free school meals Fulham Cross Academy Community Coeducational Academy with circa 475 pupils aged between 11-19 with approximately 35% eligible on free school meals. Secondary Schools Consortium Tender for Catering Services ~ Selection Questionnaire Commercial, in confidence. Page 8 of 13 The school is embarking on a new build, which is expected to start around October 2023 and anticipated to last about 1 year. Ultimately, whilst there will be a new kitchen it is expected that the existing kitchen facilities will be utilised throughout the build programme. Basis of Contract The schools are adopters of the London Living Wage and through this tender process wish to appoint a quality catering company to deliver full catering services. The contract will commence from 1st June 2024 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend for a further period of 1 plus 1 years. The revenue is estimated for all schools is circa PS750,000 (over 3 years). Objectives The appointed Supplier will have proven experience of delivering quality catering services within secondary schools and should have suitable expertise of successfully increasing pupil meal uptake. With an established record in successfully managing the TUPE process, the Supplier may also be required to apply for 'Pass Through' admission agreement (ABS) in order to manage the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) associated with approximately 7 members of the current catering team. Furthermore, the Supplier should ideally have a strong operational base in the local area together with a compelling attitude towards making the lunchtime service appealing, healthy, nutritious and interesting for pupils Ultimately, it is important that the Supplier can demonstrate an ability to manage an efficient catering service through the application of effective staff training, management and quality controls that delivers continual 'best value' to all schools. Additional information: This contract has now been awarded.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017184-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 May 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2024 - 31 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,250,000 |
| Lots value | £1,250,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,347,111 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL |
| Additional buyers | FULHAM CROSS ACADEMY; FULHAM CROSS GIRLS’ SCHOOL & LANGUAGE COLLEGE; LADY MARGARET SCHOOL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W6 7DG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Electoral ward | Parsons Green & Sandford |
| Westminster constituency | Chelsea and Fulham |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OLIVE DINING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 3 Jun 2024 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017184-2024
- 25 Apr 2023 at 18:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011896-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://ladymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk/
- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=866235987
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/67KQJ77TG5
- https://sites.google.com/fulhamcross.net/fulham-cross-academy/home
- https://sites.google.com/fulhamcross.net/fulham-cross-girls-school/home
- https://www.sacredhearthigh.org.uk/

## Provenance

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