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THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

Eckington School - Tender for Catering Services.

HospitalityCPV 55000000 55500000 55520000
Value£2.2m
Awarded27 Jan 2017
Published12 Jul 2017
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£2.2mtotal contract value
median £606k
this tender£0£7.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Hospitality & Catering band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 3,335 valued Hospitality & Catering tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and hospitality services at Eckington School.

Eckington School is a co-educational mixed community comprehensive school which was opened in September 1978.

Our expectations are high and are summed up by the three words on our school badge: 'Respect, Progress, Succeed'.

The School is situated has circa 1200 pupils on a 42 acre site, above Eckington, in a delightful rural situation.

At the rear of the School is a large expanse of woodland which includes part of the Sitwell Estate and the Moss Valley.

The catering contract being offered will commence on 1.8.2017 for an initial period of three years, concluding on 31.7.2020, with the option to extend for a further term of up to three years and will be offered on a guaranteed performance basis.

The projected revenue from catering for the current year is circa 305 000 GBP The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering within the School, which currently includes breakfast club, morning break, lunch, limited hospitality and free issue requirements.

Free school meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost.

There are currently two kitchens and three primary service points.

The School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, prepared on-site.

Sufficient 'local presence' is required to ensure effective ongoing management of the contract throughout its term.

The School intends to focus heavily on healthy, fresh, seasonal, locally sourced produce and sees the catering service as an exciting opportunity to complement the overall uptake, student and parent experience, through the regular introduction of new ingredients, themed and promotional events.

The successful contractor will be required to play their part in acting as a catalyst for improvement of the pupil experience.

A Cunninghams biometric cashless system is already in operation; there is a Plasma screen in the main reception, website, Twitter account, access to 'SIMS InTouch' and a parents' newsletter, to access all interested parties in support of dynamic promotional activities.

The School invites bidders to consider what capital investment they may provide in support of plans to improve the pupil meal experience, e.g. upgrade service crockery and cutlery, and generally create a more 'high street retail' meal experience.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The successful Supplier will be required

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and hospitality services at Eckington School.

02

Sufficient 'local presence' is required to ensure

Sufficient 'local presence' is required to ensure effective ongoing management of the contract throughout its term.

03

The successful contractor will be required

The successful contractor will be required to play their part in acting as a catalyst for improvement of the pupil experience.

04

A Cunninghams biometric cashless system is already

A Cunninghams biometric cashless system is already in operation; there is a Plasma screen in the main reception, website, Twitter account, access to 'SIMS InTouch' and a parents' newsletter, to access all interested parties in support of dynamic promotional activities.

05

The School invites bidders to consider what

The School invites bidders to consider what capital investment they may provide in support of plans to improve the pupil meal experience, e.g. upgrade service crockery and cutlery, and generally create a more 'high street retail' meal experience.

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Source & provenance
OCID
08ed9cf6-1f11-4400-854b-9983315be733
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
2017/S 115-231959
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