The Hollyfield School - Catering Services

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services at The Hollyfield School. The catering contract will commence on 1 January 2016 and be let for a 3 year term on a fixed price basis.

The objectives set out below are those listed by the School.

Catering Tender Objectives

• Meals which meet the Government Nutrient Based Standards for school lunches which includes the minimum portion sizes • Procure food in a more sustainable way, Fresh and seasonal produce to be used in menus, Local sourcing of foods if possible • Fully compliant with legislation • Experienced in the provision of school catering services and are financially secure • Offer a good range of service options, attractive menu choices and good value for money, Low sugar and low fat levels alternatives used • Free of artificial colours and additives where possible • Vegetarian options to be imaginative and offer variety • Medical Diets • Operate sound food safety procedures • Prepared to work flexibly and in partnership with schools to meet students’ needs and help maximise the take up of meals • Understand how schools are managed and their relationships with students, staff and parents/carer • Dealing with catering rubbish and recycling procedures • The main aim is to provide children and young people high quality, enjoyable and creative choices of nutritious food. Working with Schools and Health Partners to improve wellbeing and encourage healthier lifestyles. • Meet the School’s policy of providing a meal service by offering menus that are nutritionally balanced with a variety of dishes to meet customer expectations. These expectations will be established through customer research and feedback.

Additional information: Interest in the pre-qualification process should be expressed via email only to [email protected], clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number. The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 10.8.2015 (12:00). Tenderers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to [email protected], by the above closing date and time. Policy documents (where indicated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) shall be uploaded to The Litmus Partnership Limited pre-qualification website prior to this closing date and time. It will be the Tenderer’s responsibility to obtain any necessary documents and access to The Litmus Partnership pre-qualification website in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this OJEU notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.