Ashford Oaks - School Meals Catering

Ashford Oaks opened its doors to children for the very first time on Thursday 4 September 2008, offering children from the age of 3 to 11 years old the opportunity to learn in a fantastic new environment with cutting edge equipment and facilities and with the aim of making learning fun. Our aim is to provide a loving, happy, caring and quality learning environment for the child. As a school, we believe that children's self-esteem is the most important consideration in a child's education. We help them believe in themselves and from this come high expectations and achievement. We are a school that looks forward and not back. We see ourselves as an important part of the south Ashford community and we ensure that, as a school, we embrace change and evaluate our performance on a regular basis. Our current contract expires at the end of this school year and in accordance with best procurement practice, EU and UK Procurement Directives and Regulations we are seeking a provider to operate the School Meals and catering requirements commencing September 2015. The procurement process adopted is based upon the 'Open' Procedure, as detailed in 'The Public Contract Regulations 2015'. Procurement Services Group has been commissioned to manage the procurement process on behalf of Ashford Oaks Primary School.

Additional information: Ashford Oaks opened its doors to children for the very first time on Thursday 4 September 2008, offering children from the age of 3 to 11 years old the opportunity to learn in a fantastic new environment with cutting edge equipment and facilities and with the aim of making learning fun. Our aim is to provide a loving, happy, caring and quality learning environment for the child. As a school, we believe that children's self-esteem is the most important consideration in a child's education. We help them believe in themselves and from this come high expectations and achievement. We are a school that looks forward and not back. We see ourselves as an important part of the south Ashford community and we ensure that, as a school, we embrace change and evaluate our performance on a regular basis. Our current contract expires at the end of this school year and in accordance with best procurement practice, EU and UK Procurement Directives and Regulations we are seeking a provider to operate the School Meals and catering requirements commencing September 2015. The procurement process adopted is based upon the 'Open' Procedure, as detailed in 'The Public Contract Regulations 2015'. Procurement Services Group has been commissioned to mange the procurement process on behalf of Ashford Oaks Primary School. This opportunity will be completed electronically via ProContract, a site run by Due North. Interested organisations should go to www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk to register and express interest. To express interest select 'Current Opportunities', from the 'Organisation' drop down box select 'Commercial Services', click search and select the appropriate opportunity. Once you have successfully expressed interest via the portal you will be sent an email directing you to the ProContract site from which you will be able to access and download the invitation to tender documentation and any other relevant information. This email should be retained, as it will contain your direct link to the ProContract portal, for information purposes only the link is www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf DO NOT USE THIS LINK NOW. Tenderers should also note that final submissions must be made via ProContract, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded. ALL DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE PROCONTRACT PORTAL FROM THE OUTSET. Please ensure you are able to download all files immediately after accessing the ProContract portal. Ashford Oaks Primary School Oak Tree Road Ashford TN23 4QR