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Leader's Urgent Decision - Report Requesting Extensions To Two Catering Contracts Serving Schools Meals In Primary And Secondary Schools Across H&F
16/05/2019 - Leader's Urgent Decision - Report Requesting Extensions To Two Catering Contracts Serving Schools Meals In Primary And Secondary Schools Across H&F
PDF 120 KBIt is recommended that the Leader of the Council approves:
1. A contract extension of 13 months to the current Lot 1 provider, Interserve Catering Services Limited up until 31st July 2020, (the end of the 2019/20 academic year) at an overall annual contract value of £2.8 million[1].
2. A contract extension of 13 months to the current Lot 2 provider, Cater Link Limited up until 31st July 2020, (the end of the 2019/20 academic year) at an overall annual contract value of £440,000[2], with approval to extend for the final 11 months as set out in the contract, if required.
3. Payments to the following five maintained schools for the top-up meals funding as detailed in the finance section of this report for the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years totalling £225,000 and as set out in the table below:
|
School |
16/17 (£000) |
17/18 (£000) |
18/19 (£000) |
Total (£000) |
Funding Source DSG – (Dedicated Schools Grant) |
|
Bayonne Nursery School |
11 |
11 |
11 |
33 |
Early Years DSG |
|
James Lee Nursery School |
11 |
11 |
11 |
33 |
Early Years DSG |
|
Vanessa Nursery School |
|
27 |
27 |
54 |
Early Years DSG |
|
Randolph Beresford Nursery School |
|
25 |
25 |
50 |
Early Years DSG |
|
Jack Tizard School |
|
27.5 |
27.5 |
55 |
Central Services DSG |
|
Total: (£000) |
22 |
101.5 |
101.5 |
225 |
|
4. Provision to make top up funding payments for the 2019/20 financial year for the following four maintained nurseries subject to:
· School Forum approval and agreement.
· Agreement with schools over total schools’ budgets 19/20.
|
School |
19/20 (£000) |
Funding Source DSG – (Dedicated Schools Grant) |
|
Bayonne Nursery School |
11 |
Early Years DSG |
|
James Lee Nursery School |
11 |
Early Years DSG |
|
Vanessa Nursery School |
27 |
Early Years DSG |
|
Randolph Beresford Nursery School |
25 |
Early Years DSG |
|
Total: (£000) |
74 |
|
5. Payment to Interserve Catering Services Limited for Adult School Meals at £70,000[3] per annum for the 2019/20 financial year only. Further detail on Adult School Meals funding is provided at appendix C.
6. That the Authority make initial payments for the increase in LGPS Employer Pension Contribution Liabilities to each provider as detailed in the contract and then recharges these amounts to the relevant schools. Specific amounts and estimates are provided at section 12 of this report.
[1] The contract costs are borne by the School Delegated budgets and not Local Authority budgets except for the specific contributions referenced in 2.3 and 2.5. The contract costs are subject to variation in view of fluctuating meal volumes and contractual indexation increases.
[2] The contract costs are borne by the School Delegated budgets and not Local Authority budgets except for the specific contributions referenced in 2.3 and 2.5. The contract costs are subject to variation in view of fluctuating meal volumes and contractual indexation increases.
[3] These charges are subject to variation in view of fluctuating meal volumes