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title: "St Laurence Academy ~ Catering Tender"
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# St Laurence Academy ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: ST LAURENCE ACADEMY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f66b

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## Summary

The St Laurence Academy has recently completed the award stage of a procurement process for catering services. The contract, valued at £1,759,664.5 GBP, was signed on 27th March 2024. The Academy, located in Bradford-on-Avon, is seeking catering services to provide a range of meals for students, staff, and the local community. The successful Supplier, Innovate Services Ltd, is tasked with delivering innovative, healthy food services using seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. The contract has an initial term of three years, starting on 1st August 2024, with a possible extension for two more years.

This tender opportunity from St Laurence Academy offers a chance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to compete for providing catering services. The procurement method used was the Restricted procedure, with selective criteria set for a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 suppliers to proceed to the tender stage. The contract aims to improve financial predictability and continuous improvement in catering services. Businesses specialising in school catering, using fresh, seasonal produce and offering a variety of meal options, are well-suited to compete in this opportunity at St Laurence Academy.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for St Laurence Academy.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for St Laurence Academy. *St Laurence School, Ashley Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ We are a thriving and successful comprehensive academy where we place great value on both academic excellence and developing the whole person. We benefit from a dual foundation status. One of these is the Diocese of Salisbury, meaning that we are a Church of England Academy. We are proud to have the Lord Fitzmaurice Educational Trust as the other part of our foundation. Our GCSE exam results are excellent, with student attainment well above the national average. We have a strong and successful sixth form, with a very high proportion moving on to university including Oxbridge. Following their visit in June 2017, Ofsted inspectors commented on our commitment to high standards: St Laurence Academy agrees that all food and drink provided to pupils shall comply with current school food standards legislation. Similarly, compliance to current GDPR and allergen legislation are deemed critical to ensure the overall quality of the catering service is appropriate. There are currently 1398 pupils with circa 108 entitled to Free School Meals. The guaranteed performance contract will commence on 1 August 2024 for an initial period of three years, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of two years at the discretion of the governing body. The Client expects the successful Supplier to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared in the well-appointed kitchen on-site. The Client expects the successful Supplier to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement their stated target. The Client requires year one menus to be fully compliant with the Food for Life Silver standard. The contract covers the scope for the provision of catering services, which currently includes Breakfast, morning break, lunch and 6th form, all hospitality and free issue requirements. The Academy would like to discuss the feasibility of the provision of a catering service to pupils and local community members, attending after school clubs and events. A snacks vending service could be considered. Meals shall be charged at a maximum of PS2.80 on consumption for the first year of the contract (main course, dessert & drink), with Free School Meals, hospitality, and free issues at net cost. There are some Staff Duty Meals. Packed lunches shall be required for some school trips. The Client intends to focus heavily on healthy, fresh, seasonal, locally sourced produce and sees the catering service as an exciting opportunity to complement the overall pupil experience, through the regular introduction of new ingredients, themed and promotional events. The successful Supplier will be required to play their part in acting as a catalyst for improvement of the pupil experience. The successful Supplier will work closely with the Client to manage the provision of catering and the overall meal experience. The annual budget of the current 2022-2023 catering service is circa PS298K (With FSM at cost). Suppliers' thoughts regarding how to support the Academy's catering improvement objectives within the term of the initial contract are welcome. The client has identified tender objectives of improving 'financial predictability' and enabling targeted continuous improvement, through the effective analysis of operational data, and subsequent fact based decisions, as outcomes of this exercise. The Client invites Suppliers to consider offers of appropriate capital investment and contractor's ideas for the development of the current catering service will be welcomed. Additional information: Please note this is a Contract Award Notice. 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/013416-2024 |
| 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 | 25 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2024 - 31 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,490,000 |
| Lots value | £1,490,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,759,664 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ST LAURENCE ACADEMY |
| Locality | BRADFORD-ON-AVON |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode | BA15 1DZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Electoral ward | Bradford-on-Avon North |
| Westminster constituency | Melksham and Devizes |
| Delivery location | TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INNOVATE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 25 Apr 2024 at 11:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013416-2024
- 23 Aug 2023 at 15:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024843-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=857917211
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/5DTFW426UE
- https://st-laurence.com/

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