How to find the right suppliers for your school catering service.
Finding the right suppliers for your school catering service can seem like a difficult, lengthy process. With so many companies in the market, it can be hard to work out what will give you best value for your budget.
To help you, the Government has set up an initiative called Food Delivery for Schools (FDFS)*. Its aim is to help you save time and money, and to help meet the Government’s target of saving £81bn on public sector spending by 2014/15.
FDFS has set up pre-approved contracts with suppliers of some of the most common school food ingredients, which you can join. It has also set up lists of pre-approved companies offering catering services. These are called framework agreements and it means the hard work has been done for you – you can use the lists to find companies that can best meet your needs.
Framework Agreements
- Catering Equipment
- Canned fish
- Dry Pasta
- Pasta and Wrap Solutions
- Catering Service Framework
Case studies
- Click here to read Dry Pasta Framework Agreement testimonials
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Catering Service Framework – to find how to use this framework please read ‘A quick guide to tendering your school catering service’ here. www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/resources/tendering |
To find out more please contact the Food Delivery for Schools team:
food@pro5.org
01924 834802
This guide will take you through the process, step-by-step.
The Trust has produced Fresh Look at School Food Procurement, Efficiency and Sustainability. This Fresh Look booklet provides practical guidance to help schools and local authorities respond to efficiency and sustainability agendas as they relate to school food.
www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/resources/procurement
* The FDfS is a cross government initiative managed by the Pro5 Group of five of the largest public buying organisations in the UK (CBC, ESPO, NEPO, WMS, YPO), working in partnership with the Department for Education and the School Food Trust.
