Published date: 17 May 2017
This notice was replaced on 29 September 2017
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Awarded contract (published 29 September 2017)
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Contract summary
Industry
School catering services - 55524000
Location of contract
WV14 9UQ
Value of contract
£1,750,000
Procurement reference
2017/S 094-184255
Published date
17 May 2017
Closing date
16 June 2017
Contract start date
1 November 2017
Contract end date
31 October 2022
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 Manor Primary School, East Park Primary School and Hill Avenue Primary School.
The catering service provision at the schools has been operated by Wolverhampton DSO and has not been market tested for many years. To ensure Best Value principles are applied the Executive Headteacher and School Governors have made a decision to tender the catering service.
The Vision: Every pupil is equally valued, and through a powerful combination of outstanding learning and exceptional leadership, our pupils are nurtured and inspired to be the best they can be both now and in their future lives. The key to this success is treating every child as an individual, to motivate and develop them by focusing on how they have improved on their school journey, not how they started.
Manor Primary School has 477 (2016/7 roll), there are 216 entitled to UFSM and 51 FSM (the roll will increase by 30 pupils per year to a capacity of 630 pupils). Hill Avenue has 295 (2016/7 roll), there are 127 entitled to UFSM and 53 FSM. East Park has 638 (2016/7 roll); there are 196 entitled to UFSM and 184 FSM.
The Academy Trust wishes to offer healthy eating options within the menu with minimal use of disposables. The menu should be based on the use of fresh ingredients and bakery products.
Working with the local community is something that the Trust strives to do at all times and to this end we would like to ensure that all of the Supplier's fresh produce is sourced from local suppliers (within a 20 mile radius of the schools): details should be included within your submission.
There are also several other objectives which the Trust wishes to achieve as a result of this tender process:
1. The provision of a healthy balanced menu that meets nutritional guidelines and is enjoyed by our students;
2. Better value for money to be provided to the schools ensuring that the students are provided with a variety of quality food with reasonable portion sizes;
3. Innovation and flexibility with the ability to 'move with the times' and recommend new service initiatives;
4. An effective marketing campaign should be implemented including the organisation of a series of theme days throughout the year - a minimum of 2 each term;
5. There needs to be total transparency with accounts that are clear and easy to understand;
6. To ensure that all hospitality is provided strictly at net cost of ingredients;
7. The Trust is committed to ensuring that the Wolverhampton living wage is paid to all staff, with a salary for the catering manager that is competitive within the industry.
All schools operate a restrictive lunch service and the children can only opt out of having a school meal every day, at the beginning of each term. The schools wish to explore other systems in which the uptake will be increased.
Further information is provided in SQ Document.
More information
Links
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- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/manor_multi_academy_trust
- Bidding documents
- SQ Documentation ~ Manor Multi Academy Trust
Additional text
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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/manor_multi_academy_trust
The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 16.6.2017 (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
Manor Multi Academy Trust
Ettingshall Road, Coseley
Wolverhampton
WV14 9UQ
England
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