School catering services

Description

Hodge Hill Girls' School is a secondary school located in the Hodge Hill area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands. Formerly a grammar School, today it is a non-selective community School administered by Birmingham City Council. As a small school with strong community values, Hodge Hill Girls' School know and care for every pupil as an individual and strive to meet the needs of each member of the school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in the school family and the wider world. The school ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social and academic progress during their time at Hodge Hill Girls' School, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives. (Further information is provided in the SQ Documentation). The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.1.2019 until 31.12.2021, with the option to extend the contract term for a further term of up to 2 years and will operate as a guaranteed performance contract, with the successful supplier offering the school a guaranteed return/cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the school for the duration of this contract. The academic year is based on a calendar of 195 days. 5 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. Whilst the school 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 tender project is seeking to appoint a supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the teaching and support staff and students on roll, all of whom have a focus on the introduction of exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of tastes and dietary requirements. The school would wish the successful supplier to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all Halal catering services within the school, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch, minimal hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School Meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. The school 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 school expects the successful supplier to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Keeping Children Safe in Education. The school 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 school are very enthusiastic regarding work experience and apprenticeship proposals and would welcome the input of the successful supplier. As a school who are 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. The school would wish for the supplier to look at making this investment within the existing dining areas, with attention being given to the counter layouts and furnishings and the implementation of a procedure that would assist in producing a reduction of current queuing times. Hodge Hill Girls' School objectives: — to further increase the standards of Halal fresh food provision, — to further increase the standard of service for all customers, — to receive a consistently high-quality catering provision, — to generate an improved dining environment for all students, — to receive proactive management support for the catering team, in order to achieve and maintain a full complement of motivated staff, — to hold regular review meetings with the successful supplier, — to achieve overall value for money.