Published date: 12 October 2018

This notice was replaced on 28 August 2019

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

Awarded contract (published 28 August 2019)

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

NP18 1NF

Value of contract

£1,200,000

Procurement reference

2018/S 193-436571

Published date

12 October 2018

Closing date

9 November 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The successful supplier will be required to provide catering services for Caerleon Comprehensive School.

The contract covers the scope for the provision of all school catering services, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.

The successful supplier will be required to provide catering services for Caerleon Comprehensive School.

The contract covers the scope for the provision of all school catering services, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.

The duration of the contract being offered is 3 years commencing on 1.4.2019 and concluding on 31.3.2022, with the potential for an extension of up to a further 3 years, and will be on a guaranteed performance basis offering a fixed annual return to the Client.

The contract currently offers a financial return each year to the Client with all hospitality and free issues being charged at net food cost only.

It is expected that the successful supplier will have experience in the requirements of the Healthy Eating in Schools (nutritional standards and requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2013 - http://gov.wales/topics/educationandskills/schoolshome/foodanddrink/healthy-eating/?lang=en

We are seeking an experienced supplier who will bring innovation, forward thinking and experience to the school catering provision and will embrace the abundance of local Welsh suppliers for the provision of fresh produce to be utilised within the catering service.

All menus, signage, labels and marketing and merchandising information will need to be bi-lingual in nature at all times.

The current contract cash sales volumes are circa 200 000,00 GBP.

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/caerleon_comprehensive_school

The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 9.11.2018 (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

Caerleon Comprehensive School
Cold Bath Road
Newport
NP18 1NF
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Website

http://www.caerleoncomprehensive.net/