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title: "Alperton Community School Catering"
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# Alperton Community School Catering

Buyer: ALPERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CATERING  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0429b6

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## Summary

The procurement process for Alperton Community School's catering services has reached the award stage. The school, located in Alperton, London, recently awarded the contract to Aramark UK Limited, following a selective procurement procedure. This services contract, worth £1,600,000, will commence on 1st August 2024 for an initial term of three years, with an option to extend for a further two years pending satisfactory performance and agreement on budgets. The procurement initiative, part of the school's strategy to enhance its catering services across two campuses serving over 1,900 students, emphasised high standards and innovative food concepts. The tender was classified under the school catering services industry category and adhered to a restricted procedure method, welcoming electronic bids.

This tender presents significant opportunities for companies in the catering and foodservice industry looking to expand their business in the educational sector. Businesses that specialise in large-scale school meal services and value quality, consistency, and innovative nutritional offerings are well-suited to compete. The successful contractor is expected to provide proactive management that maximises sales and the uptake of Free School Meals (FSM) while ensuring high food quality. The opportunity required bidders to submit a TUPE compliant proposal with recommendations for enhancing service equipment and bespoke food concepts, which indicates potential growth areas for companies with innovative approaches and capability in operational enhancements. The contract reinforces the value placed on the integration of local employment and the utilisation of current pension schemes like NEST and LGPS, making it an attractive tender for businesses complying with these specifications.

## Notice

Alperton Community School is an Ofsted rated Good mixed Secondary School in Alperton, London. It has over 1,900 students between the ages of 11 and 18 on roll and 120 teaching and support staff across two campuses some five minutes apart. The lower school has a very busy and well equipped kitchen and restaurant with 2 satellite serving units. The lower school has a compact kitchen that would benefit from investment in heavy equipment. The incumbent caterer is IFG and the catering team are well-regarded by the school. The contract is nearing the end of tenure and the school is bringing the two main soft services contracts, catering and cleaning, into an August commencement date in 2024.The school has a resolute focus on high expectations for their students, their community and their staff. Mr Gerard McKenna, the Headteacher, and Mr Suresh Jatla the Director of Finance and Resources are very close to the catering operation on both sites. They are tendering their catering services to

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Alperton Community School is an Ofsted rated Good mixed Secondary School in Alperton, London. It has over 1,900 students between the ages of 11 and 18 on roll and 120 teaching and support staff across two campuses some five minutes apart. The lower school has a very busy and well equipped kitchen and restaurant with 2 satellite serving units. The lower school has a compact kitchen that would benefit from investment in heavy equipment. The incumbent caterer is IFG and the catering team are well-regarded by the school. The contract is nearing the end of tenure and the school is bringing the two main soft services contracts, catering and cleaning, into an August commencement date in 2024.The school has a resolute focus on high expectations for their students, their community and their staff. Mr Gerard McKenna, the Headteacher, and Mr Suresh Jatla the Director of Finance and Resources are very close to the catering operation on both sites. They are tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The contract start date is the 1st of August 2024 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. The catering team have a mix of NEST and LGPS Pensions. This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently high levels of food quality and tangible contract support. The School and CCL expect the successful Contractor to guarantee their financial proposal within reason and deliver excellent standards. The school have requested that in this tender exercise the bidders focus on:A TUPE Compliant Bid with additional recommendations on service equipment, serving points, staffing levels and a bespoke food concept to drive sales and uptakeIn short, the School needs to be convinced the bidders are able to deliver their promises, achieve their sales targets, deliver their service enhancements in full and support the School. Should the School not be convinced of this they reserve the right to revert to an 'insourced' solution or post no award. Any investment proposals will need to be consistent with ESFA guidelines.

Renewal: The contract is for an initial three year term. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two years subject to mutual agreement, based on strong financial and qualitative performance by mutual agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069181-2025 |
| 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 | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | £1,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,600,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ALPERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CATERING |
| Locality | MIDDLESEX |
| Post town | Harrow |
| Postcode | HA0 4JE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI72 Brent |
| Local authority | Brent |
| Electoral ward | Alperton |
| Westminster constituency | Brent West |
| Delivery location | TLI72 Brent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ARAMARK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 28 Oct 2025 at 19:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069181-2025
- 22 Dec 2023 at 21:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037895-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cohesionconsulting.co.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/procurement

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