Published date: 23 May 2017

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


Closing: 11 March 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • School catering services - 55524000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£850,000

Procurement reference

2016/S 028-044576/2

Published date

23 May 2017

Closing date

11 March 2016

Contract start date

1 September 2016

Contract end date

31 August 2021

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 tenderer will be required to provide catering services at Marling School and Stroud High School.

The catering contract being offered will commence on 1.9.2016 based on an initial 3-year contract term with the option to extend for a further 2 years depending on service delivery and financial results.

The Schools are seeking both innovation and the application of current food trends within the tender submissions and would expect as a result of this to be able to identify 'best value' and work in partnership with the chosen contractor going forward.

Further information is provided within the PQQ document.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Marling School and Stroud High School - Tender for Catering Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 February 2016

Links

Additional text

Interest in the pre-qualification 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 pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/marling_school_and_stroud_high_school

The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 11.3.2016 (12:00). Tenderers 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 Pre-Qualification 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 Tenderer'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 OJEU 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

5 July 2016

Contract start date

1 September 2016

Contract end date

31 August 2021

Total value of contract

£760,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Aspens Services Ltd

Address

Hindlip
United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

The Litmus Partnership

Address

Marling School and Stroud High School
Stroud
GL5 4HE
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk