Published date: 14 August 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 21 April 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • School catering services - 55524000

Location of contract

LE3 1AH

Value of contract

£540,000

Procurement reference

2017/S 141-290454

Published date

14 August 2017

Closing date

21 April 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 August 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 successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Fullhurst Community College.

To be part of Fullhurst Community College is to transform lives. We are proud to serve a diverse community of over 900 students, aged 11-16 years, on our large site in south west Leicester and are oversubscribed each year. As the first school in Leicester to be rebuilt under the 'Building Schools for the Future' programme, Fullhurst provides an exceptional environment in which to learn and work.

Students follow personalised pathways for learning which meet their individual needs. Our curriculum is broad and varied enabling each student to thrive. We also offer an extensive range of extra-curricular activities including sport, music, art and languages. We want our students to be excited by their learning in the classroom and beyond, committed to achieving their very best and confident about their futures.

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

The duration of the contract being offered is three years commencing on 1.9.2017 and concluding on 31.8.2020.

The contract being offered within this tender will be based on a guaranteed performance basis with all free issue requirements and hospitality being recharged on consumption at 'net' food cost only.

The annual contract value is estimated at 180 000 GBP.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Fullhurst Community College ~ Tender for Catering Services.

  • Opportunity
  • Published 22 March 2017

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: https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/fullhurst_community_college

The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 21.4.2017 (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.

Award information

Awarded date

10 July 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 August 2022

Total value of contract

£1,028,959

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Cater Link Limited

Address

Reading
United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

The Litmus Partnership

Address

Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue
Leicester
LE3 1AH
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Website

http://www.fullhurst.leicester.sch.uk/