Official UK procurement notice
Catering Services for Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Authority: RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe school are looking to appoint a contract caterer to supply their catering services on a new contract starting from January 2023.
CPV: School catering services · School meals
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The school are looking to commence a catering contract, with a partner who shares…Renewal
The school are looking to commence a catering contract, with a partner who shares their vision for a customer-focused service that attracts the maximum number of students. The meals that are to be provided must be appealing to customers, imaginative, provide good value for money and be nutritionally balanced to encourage all students to make an educated choice.
The school's objectives for the new contract are as follows:-
- A catering service that is well managed and requires minimal involvement from the school'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.
- A Contractor who is proactive in their relationship management with the school, with good communication with key school staff.
- Investment in the school's catering service through increased marketing, equipment to enhance the services and educational events in return for a tenure of contract.
- 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.
- Food and drinks that look appetising and are attractively presented.
- A hospitality service that will help showcase the school through events to parents and visitors.
- A Contractor that adopts a flexible and proactive approach to all school activities.
- A service that is professionally merchandised and marketed with discretion and to the mutual benefit of the school and the Contractor.
- A Contractor that operates using the optimum level of staffing. Additional information: The tender documentation you require can be obtained on request by emailing admin@redboxcs.com
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Jun 2022, 11:54 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2022, 11:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Aug 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017301- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034a3aFind a Tender
Publisher note: The tender documentation you require can be obtained by requesting via email to admin@redboxcs.com
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 26 Aug 2022, 12:01 BST
Timeline
24 Jun 2022 → 26 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published24 Jun 2022, 11:54 BST
- Submission deadline26 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Aug 2022, 12:01 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Red Box Consultancy ServicesReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.