Sir Thomas Rich's School - Catering Services

Sir Thomas Rich's School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the school. This will consist of breakfast, morning break, after school sales and a full lunch service for each school day. The catering facilities at the School include the main dining area/servery, plus a further Sixth Form kitchen and servery in the Sixth Form Centre. There is also a snack pod. All outlets are available to all pupils with the exception of the 6th Form Café which is reserved for the 6th Form pupils.There are currently 1154 pupils on roll for the academic year 2022/23. Of this figure, 44 pupils are entitled to free school meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation]Some members of the catering team [2] are eligible to be members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.The school is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful Contractor in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing innovative and creative ideas as submitted in the tender process and on-going.The school is aware that there are always opportunities to improve and modernise. They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menus ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.