Beaumont School and Verulam School - Tender for Catering Services

Description

Beaumont School is an 11-18 mixed, community school with Academy status located on the east side of St Albans in Hertfordshire with specialisms in Languages, Mathematics and Computing. The school was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2014. The school currently employs 150 teaching and support staff and has 1 325 students on roll, which includes 371 students in the Sixth Form. As the school yearly intake increased to 7 Form Entry from September 2018, student numbers will continue to increase each year by approximately 30 students for the next few years. Verulam School is an 11-18 boys' only school which takes girls in the Sixth Form with Academy status. The school was rated Good by Ofsted in October 2018. The school currently employs 125 teaching and support staff and has 1095 students on roll (expected to rise to 1142 next year), which includes 225 students in the Sixth Form (expected to rise to 252 next year). The tender project is seeking to appoint a supplier/suppliers whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The clients will wish the successful suppliers to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The existing kitchen and servery facilities at Verulam School need updating and the school has applied for CIF funding for this project. The outcome of the CIF bid will be known in April 2019. The successful catering contractor will be required to contribute to an investment in the new facilities. The contracts being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.8.2019 to 31.7.2022; please note this will be on a 3 + 2 years basis. Verulam School is one of three schools within the AAT Trust where there may be the opportunity of all 3 schools in the Trust tendering their catering contracts together in 2022. This is a growing Trust where there are very likely to be further schools under the AAT by this time. The contract will operate as a guaranteed performance contract, with the successful Suppliers offering the Clients a guaranteed return/cost per annum for the provision of catering services. There is also a requirement to offer a profit share agreement for any financial performance betterment to budget. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the Clients for the duration of this contract. The academic year is based on a calendar of 195 days. A number of days are to be used for staff professional development which means that the school will be open to receive students for a minimum of 189 days. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all school catering services, which currently includes morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School Meals will be charged at a margin based on consumption and hospitality will be charged at net food cost. Further information is provided in the SQ Document.