Published date: 5 July 2018
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
School catering services - 55524000
Location of contract
EX10 9LG
Value of contract
£1,100,000
Procurement reference
2018/S 119-271076
Published date
5 July 2018
Closing date
24 November 2017
Contract start date
1 April 2018
Contract end date
31 March 2023
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 Sidmouth College.
Sidmouth College is a thriving and successful non-selective comprehensive school providing a high standard of education for all children within a caring learning environment. Sidmouth College sits in an attractive setting within the heart of the Sid Valley and serves students from the immediate town and the area beyond.
The contract will commence on 1.4.2018 for a 3 year term, with the potential for it to be extended by a further 2 periods of 1 year.
The value of the contract is approximately 220 000 GBP per annum.
Please note that a few employees are in the Local Government Pension Scheme, therefore the successful Supplier will be required to obtain, sign and bear the associated cost of Admitted Body Status.
Catering Tender Objectives:
- The provision of good quality, varied, compliant and nourishing meals at an affordable cost to all students and staff, including vegetarian and special diets.
- The provision of catering for events outside of the normal school day such as meetings, open evenings and other hospitality.
- Clear and effective strategic and operational management and development of the catering staff.
- Regular communication with the College Business Manager and the provision of monthly management accounts showing all net costs including discounts, sales, profits and labour costs.
- Marketing and innovation strategies that will improve the take-up and profitability of the service.
- Ensure that staff engage with the College's Safeguarding policy and are paid to attend periodic safeguarding training with other college staff (approximately an hour 2 to 3 times per year).
- At least nil cost per annum to the College, but ideally a profit.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Sidmouth College ~ Tender for Catering Services.
- Opportunity
- Published 19 October 2017
Links
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- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/sidmouth_college
- Bidding documents
- SQ Documentation ~ Sidmouth College
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/sidmouth_college
The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 24.11.2017 (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
2 March 2018
Contract start date
1 April 2018
Contract end date
31 March 2023
Total value of contract
£1,100,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Cater Link Limited
Address
Reading
United KingdomReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
The Litmus Partnership
Address
Sidmouth College
Primley Road
Sidmouth
EX10 9LG
England
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