Published date: 4 May 2017

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


Closing: 19 August 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions - 55523000

Location of contract

NG8 4DQ

Value of contract

£830,000

Procurement reference

2017/S 085-166312

Published date

4 May 2017

Closing date

19 August 2016

Contract start date

1 January 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2019

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 Bilborough Sixth Form College.

Bilborough Sixth Form College caters for students aged 16 to 19 years old, wanting to study AS, A-levels and BTEC in an academic, supportive and sociable environment. The College is also an environment fully equipped for learning having, in 2005, taken residence in the purpose-built building, complete with specialist teaching facilities and the latest technologies.

The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities 1 904 students on roll and 193 teaching and support staff, all of whom have a focus on the introduction of exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of Student tastes and dietary requirements. The College would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly.

The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.1.2017 until 31.12.2019 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the College a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with Bilborough Sixth Form College for the duration of this contract.

The College year is based on a calendar of 195 days. 5 days are to be used for staff professional development which means that College will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days.

The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the College, which currently includes breakfast, morning break and lunch service, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free Student meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost.

The value of the current contract, for 10 months from August 2015-May 2016, is circa:

Cash Sales: 216 000 GBP;

Free Student Meal / Client Issue Sales: 15 000 GBP.

Whilst the College prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.

Bilborough Sixth Form College expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared on-site. The College expects the successful tenderer to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Further information is available within the PQQ Documentation.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Bilborough Sixth Form College - Tender for Catering Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 26 July 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/bilborough_sixth_form_college_catering_services

The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 19.8.2016 (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

18 November 2016

Contract start date

1 January 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2019

Total value of contract

£979,030.92

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Cater Link Ltd

Address

Reading

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

The Litmus Partnership

Address

Bilborough Sixth Form College
College Way
Nottingham
NG8 4DQ
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Website

http://www.bilborough.ac.uk