Tender for the Management of the Catering Services at Wickersley Partnership Trust

Descriptions

Tender Schedule, Bidding Companies to Visit Sites 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 16th March , Contractor and Trust Leadership Call 2:30pm Thursday 17th March 2022, Clarification Deadline 12noon Wednesday 23rd March 2022, Clarification Return Deadline * 5pm Friday 25th March 2022, Deadline for return of Tender Responses 12noon Friday 1st April 2022, Presentation by shortlisted bidders 26th April 2022- Time to be confirmed, Reference site visits 4th and 5th May 2022, Contract Awarded by (Target Date) 20th May 2022 , Mobilisation Meeting (Provisional) 9am Wednesday 8th June 2022, Contract Commencement 1st September 2022, *Please note there may be certain information that is unavailable by the deadline and anything that has not been identified may need to be included but caveated., Presentations:, A typical agenda is likely to be:, Contractors will have 45 minutes to deliver a presentation to the Trust., The agenda will be a short introduction - approximately 5 minutes, followed by a presentation of foods that the Trust would expect to see on the day-to-day menus - approximately 25 minutes, and then followed by questions and answers - approximately 15 minutes., It will be a requirement of the presentation that the area or operations manager who would have direct responsibility for the contract is present., The Trust's objectives for the new contract are as follows:-, • A catering service that is well managed and requires minimal involvement from the Trust's management team., • A strong Contractor Area Manager who will develop and lead the team to deliver exceptional customer service, a consistently high quality food offer and spend a substantial amount of time on site at the outset to undertake this. If possible, the Trust would like a dedicated person to manage the 10 schools. The Group Manager is included in the TUPE information., • A Contractor who is proactive in their relationship management with the Trust, with good communication with key staff in each school., • A Contractor with a clean line of communication and escalations for the schools to deal with any issues efficiently and effectively., • Investment in the Trust's Catering service through increased marketing, equipment to enhance the services and educational events in return for a tenure of contract., • Develop a partnership with a Contractor with a strong ethical policy, who will not only educate pupils on recycling, the environment, reducing their carbon footprint but also facilitate this and lead by example., • Encourage the pupils and service to reduce plastics, increase recycling, reduce delivery miles and food waste., • To find a Contractor who can work with the Trust to help those in the community who may be struggling to buy food for their families., • A higher number of students and staff using the facilities by providing a high quality, affordable and nutritious meal., • A catering service that encourages students to take a heathy and balanced meal on a regular basis but also gives them the opportunity to try new foods that they may not have tried before., • Food and drinks that look appetising and are attractively presented., • A hospitality service that will help showcase the Trust through events to parents and visitors., • A Contractor that adopts a flexible and proactive approach to all Trust activities., • A service that is professionally merchandised and marketed with discretion and to the mutual benefit of the Trust and the Contractor across both primary and secondary settings., • A Contractor that operates using the optimum level of staffing and , management structure to support the Contract and the Schools.