Accord Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Accord Multi Academy Trust (located in the Wakefield area) with the following schools;

~ Horbury Primary Academy, Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW

~ Middlestown Primary Academy, Cross Road, Middlestown, Wakefield, WF4 5QE

~ Horbury Academy, Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE

~ Ossett Academy, Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, WF5 0DG

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Accord Multi Academy Trust (located in the Wakefield area) with the following schools;

~ Horbury Primary Academy, Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW

~ Middlestown Primary Academy, Cross Road, Middlestown, Wakefield, WF4 5QE

~ Horbury Academy, Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE

~ Ossett Academy, Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, WF5 0DG

Contract value = £800k per annum current turnover

The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

Accord Multi Academy Trust has approx. 3,466 pupils

Horbury Primary 449

Middlestown Primary Academy 196

Ossett Academy 1730

Horbury Academy 1091

The two primary schools are currently outsourced, and the secondary schools are managed in house. The Trust is putting its catering contract out to tender for all 4 schools with a contract start date of 1st September 2024 and a phased approach. The contract management for the 2 primary schools, will commence 1st September 2024 with the two secondary schools following in January 2025.

Horbury Primary Academy is currently a receiving kitchen, so catering for the first term will be produced by the Trust in House team at Ossett Academy and transferred to Horbury Primary. The successful provider will be asked to contribute to the management of the catering at the two secondary schools on an Executive Lease type arrangement for the first term, this to include the set up and overseeing of the production and transfer of meals for Horbury Primary Academy. The awarded contractor will need to make provision for investment for Horbury Primary to be a production kitchen from 1st January 2025.

There will be members of catering staff who are in the Local Government Pension Scheme. Therefore, Admitted Body Status will apply.

In addition, it is worth noting that Accord has recently had approval from the DfE to onboard a further school which has 88 pupils and is in the same locality. Subject to the transfer going ahead, when their current catering contract is due for review (31st March 2025) there would be an opportunity to bring that school under the same provider at that time.

The Trusts’ Vision and Values are:

At Accord, we celebrate our differences through strong collaboration and inspire all members of our learning community to be the best they can be. We believe that working together makes us stronger and the support and challenge of each other enriches each of our academies and the Trust.

Our academies work on the following key principles:

Ambitious for our young people and staff

Creating a positive climate and an ethos for learning and success

Collaborative to secure the best possible learning experiences for young people and staff.

Opening Doors for parents, carers and the community and being fully inclusive

Resilient in order to develop young people and staff a mindset for success.

Dynamic and reflective learning communities