Published date: 25 July 2017

This notice was replaced on 31 January 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 31 January 2018)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • School catering services - 55524000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£2,767,700

Procurement reference

2017/S 140-287682

Published date

25 July 2017

Closing date

25 August 2017

Contract start date

1 January 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The River Learning Trust (RLT) is a Multi-Academy Trust responsible for a number of schools and a school centred initial teacher training provider within Oxfordshire; the schools and SCITT are united by their commitment to the principles of the Trust and a common belief in the benefits of everything that is gained by working together.

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for the River Learning Trust at the following locations:

- Chipping Norton School;

- Cutteslowe Primary School;

- Edith Moorhouse Primary School;

- Garsington Church Of England Primary School;

- Horspath Primary School;

- New Marston Primary School;

- Tower Hill Community Primary School;

- Wolvercote Primary School.

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Further information is available in the procurement documents.

More information

Links

Additional text

Interest in the selection process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number.

The Selection Questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/river_learning_trust
The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 25.8.2017 (12:00). Suppliers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.

Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Selection Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.

It will be the Supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time.

The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this Contract Notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time.

The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.

The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.

About the buyer

Contact name

The Litmus Partnership

Address

River Learning Trust
Oxford
OX2 7SX
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Website

http://riverlearningtrust.org