St James and Blessed Dominic Schools Catering

St James Catholic Secondary School and Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School share the same site in Grand Strand, Barnet. Both schools are in the Diocese of Westminster.St James was founded by the Dominican sisters in 1934. It is an Ofsted rated Good Secondary with a successful Sixth Form and a roll of over 1,250 students and 19% FSM eligibility. There is well equipped kitchen that services both Secondary and Primary Phases – an internal corridor is used to access the Primary serving area. There are two busy external pods on site.Blessed Dominic was founded in 1971 and has over 450 primary students and has 18% FSM Eligibility, noting free school meal funding for all KS23 students is in place until July 2024. Both schools are registered with Healthy Schools London and Blessed Dominic has a Gold award.The incumbent caterer is Impact Food Group and both catering teams are well-regarded by the school. Given the unique nature of the operation both schools are being tendered as one Lot with one tender and a financial model for each school. The schools will award the contract to one caterer. The contract start date is the 1st of August 2024 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently high levels of food quality and tangible contract support.This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently high levels of food quality and tangible contract support. The School and CCL expect the successful Contractor to guarantee their financial proposal within reason and deliver excellent standards. The Covid crisis has caused some operational challenges on site. There has not been a morning break service for some time and both sales and uptake are very low.