Published date: 25 February 2016

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.


Closing: 1 April 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • School catering services - 55524000

Location of contract

ME19 4YT

Value of contract

£300,000 to £600,000

Procurement reference

A7EH-Q4SMJ1-A7EL-4BUG9H

Published date

25 February 2016

Closing date

1 April 2016

Contract start date

1 September 2016

Contract end date

31 July 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Great Chart Primary School is situated in the heart of Singleton, Ashford, Kent. Ashford is a growth town, partly due to its easy access to Europe via the Channel Tunnel and the International Station. Whilst some children come from the village of Great Chart, most live in Singleton. The school is two-form entry and three-form entry in two year groups only, consisting of 16 classes and is presently oversubscribed. Great Chart Primary School's current school meals and catering contract expires at the end of this school year (2015) and in accordance with best procurement practice, EU and UK Procurement Directives and Regulations we are seeking a provider to operate the School Meals and catering requirements commencing September 2016. The procurement process adopted is based upon the 'Open' Procedure, as detailed in 'The Public Contract Regulations 2015'.


More information

Additional text

Information about delivery location: Great Chart Primary School, Hoxton Close, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LB United
Kingdom Instructions to Suppliers: This opportunity will be completed electronically via ProContract, a site run
by Due North. Interested organisations should go to
www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk to register and express interest. To express
interest select 'Current Opportunities', from the 'Organisation' drop down box
select 'Commercial Services', click search and select the appropriate
opportunity. Once you have successfully expressed interest via the portal you
will be sent an email directing you to the ProContract site from which you will
be able to access and download the invitation to tender documentation and any
other relevant information. This email should be retained, as it will contain
your direct link to the ProContract portal, for information purposes only the
link is www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf DO NOT USE THIS
LINK NOW.

Tenderers should also note that final submissions must be made via ProContract,
no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will
result in the tender submission being disregarded.

ALL DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA
THE PROCONTRACT PORTAL FROM THE OUTSET. Please ensure you are able to download
all files immediately after accessing the ProContract portal.


About the buyer

Contact name

Michael Smith

Address

Procurement Services Group
1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
UK

Telephone

+44 1622237076

Email

michael.smith@procurementservicesgroup.org.uk