Partnership Learning Trust - Catering Services

At Partnership Learning, the Trust’s aims are to transform young lives through high quality education and strong values, and to support and empower personal and community well-being, by: establishing great new schools, transforming under-performing schools, ensuring its schools achieve and maintain excellence and collaborating with local partners to strengthen communities.

Further information about our Trust can be obtained here: www.partnershiplearning.com ↗

Tender information:

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services to the following 11 schools schools (5 Primary, 5 secondary and 1 special school) at Partnership Learning:

1.Sydney Russell Primary School

2.Sydney Russell Secondary School

3.Riverside Primary School

4.Riverside Secondary School

5.Riverside Bridge

6.Gratefields Primary School

7.Gratefields Secondary School

8.George Mitchell Primary School

9.George Mitchell Secondary School

10.Hornchurch High School

11.Thames View Junior School

The contract term being tendered is for three years, 1st August 2025 – 31st July 2028. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st July 2030.

The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current catering services at the Schools. This includes but is not limited to; breakfast, morning break, lunchtime and after school services, over the academic year.

The Trust is keen to secure a high quality catering service including fresh locally sourced ingredients prepared on site, with a menu design that is flexible to suit the requirements of each the schools’ specific students. The Trust is proud of it’s ‘family ethos’ and expects a management style delivered by the successful contractor that supports, encourages and develops the catering staff. Dedicated, flexible and responsive management of the service is also a key objective.

The Trust is not obliged to accept the lowest price submitted for this tender, rather the Trust is keen to secure ‘best value’ from this contract and to deliver ‘best value’ to it’s students. Innovative and creative ideas as to how the services can be developed and value added, will be welcomed. The Trust seeks a contractor that is keen to work in partnership and who will deliver to it’s highest abilities, at all times.

Value of contract:

The annual value of the current contract is £2,856,181(the total cost per annum at present)

Therefore the value of this contract is £14,280,905 (total annual costs from last year as above x 5 as this contract is for a maximum of 5 years)

The contract shall be a fixed price contract, with invoices raised monthly to each school within the Trust.

Additional requirements and information:

•The Trust has a minimum requirement for a contractor’s employers' liability and public liability insurance of £5 million

•The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is £1 million

•There are some incumbent catering staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme

•The catering services are currently contracted to Aspens for all schools apart from George Mitchell School that is currently contracted to Impact Food Group.

•This is a growing Trust. During the tenure of this catering contract - any further schools that join this Trust may join this catering contract, at the discretion of the client

•The Trust would ideally seek one catering provider for all schools, but each school reserves the right to take it’s own appointment decision and each school reserves the right not to appoint as a result of this tender process. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/86F96SM7FY ↗