Issue - meetings

Background: 

This report provided details of the tender process and evaluation for the Corporate School Meals contract for a 5 year period commencing on 1 August 2014 for three years with the option to extend for up to 24 months. The report noted that in preparation for the new contract start and the introduction of Universal Infant Free School Meals for KS1 pupils in September 2014, the corporate catering specification had undergone changes to adhere to changes in Government guidelines surrounding food standards for school meals. All changes had been undertaken in consultation with the Public Health Team.

The School Contracts Team had a service level agreement with each of the 47 participating schools, under which the School Contracts Team had been engaged to commission a service provider for the catering services and to monitor provision of the service provision.

The Procurement Board considered this report on 20 May 2014 and its comments were set out in paragraph 6 of the report.

An exempt appendix contained key information in respect of the financial analysis and the tender evaluation result.

Reasons:

This decision has been made on the basis that the successful contractor meets the criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender most closely. In addition, the current contract term at the 47 schools was due to end on 31 July 2014 so to allow sufficient time for planning and mobilisation to prepare for the Universal Free School Meals introduction in September 2014.