Decision - School Meals Contract

Brighton and Hove Children, Young People & Skills Committee Decided 12 Jun 2023 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Children, Young People & Skills Committee

Report author

Richard Barker

Published

13 Jun 2023

Reference

6933

As published

the council's own words, unedited

This report will seek agreement to procure a new school meals contract from August 2024

RESOLVED : That the Committee agreed – i. To grant delegated authority to the Executive Director, Families, Children and Learning to take all necessary steps to enter into a contract for the provision of school meals for an initial term of four years with an option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. ii. To grant delegated authority to the Executive Director, Families, Children and Learning to extend the contract subject to satisfactory performance of the contractor.

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The Committee considered proposals to re-tender the school meals contract from August 2024, using the ESPO Catering Services Framework. The proposed contract would run for four years, with options to extend for two further 12-month periods, while improving food quality, safety, sustainability and dietary provision.

Recommendation

Grant delegated authority to the Executive Director, Families, Children and Learning to take all necessary steps to enter into a four-year school meals contract, with options to extend for two further 12-month periods, and to extend the contract subject to satisfactory contractor performance.

Financial impact

The current contract budget is £3.800m. Bringing the service in-house was estimated to add approximately £1.100m per year, while final tender pricing could not yet be determined.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Children, Families & Schools Committee

Date in document

12 Jun 2023

Stakeholders named

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Schools and governing bodiesPupilsParentsSchool kitchen staffSuppliers and potential contractorsPublic health, skills and employment, sustainability, social value, procurement and contract management teams

Next steps

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Develop the Brighton and Hove school meals specification.
Undertake a further competition under the ESPO Catering Services Framework, Lot 1.
Continue engagement with parents, pupils, schools and governing bodies.
Evaluate tenders using quality, social value and environmental sustainability criteria.
Enter into a four-year school meals contract from August 2024, with options for two further 12-month extensions.

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