May 2011 An education resource for schools and local authorities using the Food Delivery for Schools catering service framework.
If you’re just starting out to tender for your school catering service, it can seem like a daunting, time-consuming and expensive process.
This framework – set up by the Food Delivery for Schools (FDfS)* project – means that the hard work has been done for you.
It’s a register of pre-approved caterers, which you can use to select and appoint a supplier to deliver the service you want for your school. The framework will help you to run a mini-competition, to make sure that your contract goes to the company that best meets the needs of your pupils. Crucially, this means that you save time and money on the tender process.
This guide will take you through the process, step-by-step.
* 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.
