The Chase School - Catering Services

The Chase 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 a sixth form cafe from 09.30am, morning break and a full lunch service for each school day over all sites. The catering facilities at the School include the main dining area/servery, plus a sixth form cafe, a site known as 'Oasis' and a classroom known as 'M3'. All outlets are available to all pupils [with the exception of the 6th Form Cafe which is reserved for the 6th Form pupils. staff also use this cafe. There are currently 1372 pupils on roll for the academic year 2022/2023. Of this figure, 198 pupils are entitled to free school meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found 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 contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with four possible extensions of six months each meaning a maximum contract length of five years.