Published date: 14 August 2017

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


Closing: 27 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • School catering services - 55524000

Location of contract

WD23 4PA

Value of contract

£1,650,000

Procurement reference

2017/S 142-292703

Published date

14 August 2017

Closing date

27 March 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 August 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 Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Bushey Meads School and Little Reddings Primary School. The Bushey St James Trust is an exciting multi academy trust in Bushey, Hertfordshire made up of 2 academy schools, Bushey Meads Secondary School and Little Reddings Primary School. The 2 schools both became a Trust in February 2012 and the purpose behind the joint application was to develop links between primary and secondary phase education. The long-term vision of the Trust is to expand further to include other local schools.

The tender project is seeking to appoint a Supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for 1 152 students and 140 teaching and support staff at Bushey Meads School, and 380 students and 40 teaching and support staff at Little Reddings Primary School, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The Client would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly.

The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1.9.2017 to 31.8.2020 and will operate as a guaranteed performance contract, with the successful Supplier offering the Client a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the Client for the duration of this contract.

The academic year is based on a calendar of 195 days. 5 days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School 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 schools, which currently includes morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School Meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost.

Whilst the Client prioritises value for money as a key objective of the competitive tender process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.

The Client expects the successful Supplier 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 Client expects the successful Supplier to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Every Child Matters.

(Further information is available in the SQ Document.)

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Bushey St James Trust ~ Tender for Catering Services.

  • Opportunity
  • Published 2 March 2017

Links

Additional text

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: https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/bushey_st_james_trust

The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 27.3.2017 (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

30 June 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 August 2020

Total value of contract

£530,612.98

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Cater Link Limited

Address

Reading
United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

The Litmus Partnership

Address

Bushey St James Trust
C/O Bushey Meads School, Coldharbour Lane
Bushey
WD23 4PA
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Website

http://www.busheymeads.org.uk/the-bushey-st-james-trust/