Canteen Service at Montmorency Secondary College

⁠⁠⁠Request for Tenders / Expression of Interest

Submissions are invited in accordance with the tender/EOI documents for the:

Canteen Services at Montmorency Secondary College

For information contact:

Mrs Lisa Ball, Business Manager

Montmorency Secondary College

PHONE: (03) 9422 1604

EMAIL: lisa.ball@education.vic.gov.au

CLOSING: TUESDAY 12TH MAY at 4.00PM

Montmorency Secondary College is in the Northern Region of the Department of Education and Training which services a large residential area and surrounding community of inner northern metropolitan Melbourne approximately 18 km from the Melbourne CBD. The school has a current enrolment of 1,100 students in year 7 through to year 12. It is expected that enrolment will remain stable in the ensuing years.

Physical features of the school include 56 classrooms. There is a 5-court Basketball complex, gymnasium, auditorium and outside basketball court etc

The student population, assumed to be represented by a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds, is likely to be characterised by a reasonable percentage of families with both parents working and high socio-economic status.

The canteen service is required to cater for a significant proportion of approximately 1,100 students and 100 staff members during all Victorian school term periods with the exception of public holidays and pupil free days.

Site visit: The Principal of Montmorency Secondary College offers prospective providers an opportunity to view the school canteen facilities up until 8th of May. Service providers are required to advise the Contact Person of their intention to attend by close of business three days prior to the requested visit. No more than two (2) attendees from the same service provider may attend the same site visit. All attendees must sign the attendance record which will be provided at each site visit.

A current canteen service exists at the school which has been the arrangement for several decades.

Facilities available for use by the successful service provider to deliver the services required include a commercial grade kitchen including one commercial refrigerator, one cold bain marie, two hot bain marie, one Woodson griddle, two chest freezers, two domestic fridges, one microwave, one oven, one domestic dishwasher and three portable food preparation trolleys. There is one storeroom.

The School wishes to advise that currently the following practices occur that may impact on the numbers attending the service:

• ‘The Healthy Eating Advisory Service’, that supports schools to provide and promote nutritious foods and drinks in line with department policy.

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/canteens-and-healthy-eating/resources

• Outstanding canteen staff who know the students.

• Menu that is both affordable and healthy.

• Extensive range of foods which are suitable for our demographic.

School Council statement:

The School Council wants the service provider to provide an affordable and healthy canteen service to the school community. Both hot and cold meal options should be available, along with a variety of smaller, snack-sized items. All meals and snacks should be freshly prepared using high-quality, fresh ingredients. The overall quality and style of the food should be comparable to contemporary café-style offerings.

The School Council believes that all employees that work in the canteen service should be facilitators of positive development who provide a safe, engaging environment and nurture healthy interactions.

The School will license the following facilities:

• Toilets (M/F) for both staff and students.

• Kitchen (Canteen)

• Storeroom

• Servery

• Student waiting area