--- title: "Dales Academy Trust- Catering Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c5d3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c5d3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c5d3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c5d3.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DALES ACADEMY TRUST" published: "2023-05-02" --- # Dales Academy Trust- Catering Services Buyer: DALES ACADEMY TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c5d3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c5d3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c5d3.json) ## Summary The Dales Academy Trust is procuring catering services for its primary schools located in Stockton and North Yorkshire. The aim is to enhance the quality and financial efficiency of the catering services offered by the Trust. The tender is currently in the active stage, with a tender period ending on May 26, 2023. The main procurement category is services, and the procurement method is an open procedure. The contract duration is 36 months with optional extensions available. The Trust seeks a provider who can deliver attractive, nutritious meals that comply with government standards and engage with pupils, parents, and the community. This tender by Dales Academy Trust offers an opportunity for catering service providers to contract with a reputable educational institution serving multiple schools. Businesses skilled in school catering services and with a focus on quality, nutrition, and community engagement are well-suited to compete. As the Trust aims to improve meal uptake amongst pupils and create a positive dining experience, providers with experience in educational settings and a commitment to excellence in service delivery will find this opportunity fitting. The procurement process encourages innovation, partnership working, and a customer-centric approach to school catering services. ## Notice Dales Academies Trust consisting of three Schools in Stockton and eleven Schools in North Yorkshire, have decided to tender their primary school catering services to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered as a group. The Trust 's main aims for the new contract are to have a catering service that: * Offers food that consistently looks and tastes appetising and is attractively presented. * Encourages pupils to take a heathy and balanced meal, actively working towards reducing packed lunches * Provides menus are suitable for a primary school. * Provides food that fully complies with the Government Standards. Consultation with each school is to be encouraged however the health eating requirements should be the focus of menus. * Encourages a higher number of pupils to use the lunch service where appropriate including all those entitled to free meals. * A proactive approach to marketing, community engagement, food education * Consultation with parents and pupils to illicit feedback. * Is operated by a catering team who are reliable, well-motivated, managed, trained and developed. * Is managed by a strong contractor area manager, who will develop and lead the team to deliver a customer service focused offer and spend a substantial amount of time on site, especially at the outset, to facilitate this. * Is proactively managed and requires minimal management from the Schools' leadership teams. * Facilitates a dining experience for the pupils that is pleasurable and calm and positively encourages the eating of all their food and developing good table manners and social skills. The idea that the pupil is treated by the catering team in the same manner as they would treat their own children at home. * Shares best practices between Schools and catering teams about all aspects of the catering service * Is professionally marketed and promoted to the mutual benefit of the pupils, parents, Schools, and contractor. * Demonstrates a flexible approach to all School activities and supports aspects of the curriculum as appropriate, including positively contributing to the education of pupils about food and nutrition. * Is managed by an organisation who works with the Trust in partnership to move the service forward together. * Achieves best value and eliminates any subsidies as far as is realistically possible. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Please request ITT documents for further information. Renewal: 2x 12 month extensions ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012586-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 26 May 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DALES ACADEMY TRUST | | Locality | CLEAVELAND | | Post town | Cleveland | | Postcode | TS17 5BL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley | | ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees | | Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees | | Electoral ward | Ingleby Barwick South | | Westminster constituency | Stockton West | | Delivery location | TLE2 North Yorkshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55524000 - School catering services ## Release History - 2 May 2023 at 22:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012586-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.redboxcs.com - https://www.redboxcs.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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