II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ11
Main site or place of performance:
Little Heath School
Reading
Berkshire
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The tender project is seeking to appoint an experienced and innovative Supplier for the provision of a catering service for the students on roll and 200 teaching and support staff, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The Client would wish the successful Supplier to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly.
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1.8.2017 to 31.7.2022 and will operate as a guaranteed performance contract, with the successful Supplier offering the Client a guaranteed return per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the Client for the duration of this contract.
The school year is based on a calendar of 195 days. The equivalent of five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that the school will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days.
The contract offered covers the provision of a full range of catering services within the school, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch, some hospitality and all free issue requirements. Free School Meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. The school has biometric cashless catering in place.
Whilst the Client prioritises value for money as a key objective of the competitive tender process, the governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.
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 on-site. The Client expects the successful Supplier to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Every Child Matters.
The Client believes that success should be celebrated and that pupils should enjoy their time at school; if lessons are stimulating and challenging then students will love learning. Much time therefore, is spent reviewing and planning schemes of work to ensure that they are differentiated to meet the needs of all students. As a result, the Client is very enthusiastic regarding work experience and apprenticeship proposals and would welcome the input of the successful Supplier.
As a school which is continually seeking ways to improve and develop the ethos and environment for students and staff, to give them the facilities they deserve and need to meet the challenges of the 21st Century, any consideration regarding inward capital investment as part of the Supplier's tender submission would be welcomed.
(Further information is available within the procurement documents.)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Food and Menus
/ Weighting: 16
Quality criterion: Innovation
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Staffing
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Training and Development
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Marketing
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Contract Support
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Area Manager
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Cultural Fit
/ Weighting: 16
Cost criterion: Profit to School
/ Weighting: 8
Cost criterion: Procurement
/ Weighting: 8
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No