Rokesly Junior SchooI, Rokesly Infant & Nursery School and Coleridge Primary School ~ Catering tender

The 3 participating schools namely Rokesly Junior school, Rokesly Infant & Nursey School and Coleridge Primary School have joined together for sole purpose of conducting a procurement exercise for the supply of catering services

With the schools based in close proximity of each other there is strong possibility for a single supplier to provide the catering services all schools. However, each school reserves the right to select the supplier that provides the most economical and advantageous tender to its school. The successful Supplier will be required to provide full catering services located at:

Rokesly Junior and Rokesly Infant & Nursery School Coleridge Primary School

Rokesly Avenue

London

N8 8NH

About

Rokesly Junior School and Rokesly Infant & Nursery School

Both the Junior School and Infant & Nursey School are located in the same building and whilst each school has its own dedicated dining room they both benefit from being attached to a central kitchen which significantly assists with the production and serving of meals

Combined there are approximately 600 pupils

Rokesly Junior School is a mixed gender school with approximately 325 pupils between the ages of 7-11.

Rokesly Infant School with Nursery is a mixed gender school with approximately 275 pupils between the ages of 3-7. The nursery serves roughly 15 meals per day

Further details can be found on the school’s websites:

www.rokesly-jun.haringey.sch.uk ↗

www.rokesly-inf.haringey.sch.uk ↗

Coleridge Primary School

A large 4 form entry primary school with nursery provision with approximately 870 pupils between the ages 3-11

Further details can be found on the school’s website:

coleridgeprimary.net ↗

Basis of Contract

The schools are embarking on this tender process with the intention of appointing an experienced Supplier to deliver full catering services. The contract is intended to commence on 1st September 2023 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend by 2 years up to a maximum of 5 years in duration.

The turnover for Rokesly Junior School and Rokesly Infant & Nursery School is estimated to be circa £450,000 over 3 years for the initial period.

The turnover for Coleridge Primary School is estimated to be circa £750,000 over 3 years for the initial period.

Combined turnover is estimated to be circa £1.2 million over 3 years for the initial period

Objectives

The appointed Supplier will have proven experience of delivering quality catering services within primary and nursery schools and should have suitable experience and expertise of successfully increasing pupil meal uptake. With an established record in successfully managing the TUPE process, the Supplier may also be required to apply for ‘Pass Through’ admission agreement (ABS) in order to manage the LGPS associated with certain members of the catering team. Furthermore, the Supplier should ideally have a strong operational base in the local area together with a compelling attitude towards making the lunchtime service appealing, healthy, nutritious and fun for children

Ultimately, it is important that the Supplier can demonstrate an ability to manage an efficient catering service through the application of effective staff training, management and quality controls that delivers continual ‘best value’ to all schools.