Published date: 9 September 2016
This notice was replaced on 9 September 2016
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 21 June 2017)
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Contract summary
Industry
School catering services - 55524000
Location of contract
DE21 7BT
Value of contract
£850,000
Procurement reference
2016/S 171-307331
Published date
9 September 2016
Closing date
21 October 2016
Contract start date
1 August 2017
Contract end date
31 July 2020
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 and hospitality services at West Park School.
'Outstanding schools have a burning desire to get the best possible deal for children in every respect. They are places where the culture of achievement runs deep. Through sheer hard work and determination West Park has become the school it has always wanted to be. Standards at West Park represent achievement of the highest order and place the school among the very best in the country. Without a first-rate teaching and associate staff, supportive parents, hard-working pupils and enlightened governance this would not be possible.'
The percentage of our pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is: 10.4 %.
The catering contract being offered will commence on 1.8.2017 for an initial period of three years, concluding on 31.7.2020, and will be offered on a guaranteed performance basis, with a service on each of the 190 full academic days and by agreement for the 5 inset days.
West Park School catering aims:
- To ensure that the whole school community understands the importance of a nutritionally balanced diet in promoting health and wellbeing;
- To offer pupils and staff a range of value for money options, suitable for all customer's budgets to maximise uptake of the catering service;
- To stimulate pupil interest in the service through promotions, variety, new foods and links between to the curriculum.
The School has had the same catering contractor for a significant number of years and this is the first time the contract has been placed at competitive tender for over 10 years.
Annual catering revenue for the year ending 31.8.2016 was 289 000 GBP. The successful contractor is expected to have a local operational presence, as specialist caterers in the Secondary School sector.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of catering services within the School, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free school meals and hospitality will be charged at cost price, based on consumption.
The School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, prepared on-site.
The School intends to focus heavily on healthy, fresh, seasonal, locally sourced produce and sees the catering service as an exciting opportunity to complement the overall student experience, through the regular introduction of new ingredients, themed and promotional events. The successful contractor will be required to play their part in acting as a catalyst for improvement of the pupil experience.
The successful contractor will work closely with the School to manage the provision of catering and the overall 'meal experience'.
More information
Links
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- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/west_park_school
- Tender notice
- PQQ Documentation ~ West Park School
Additional text
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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/west_park_school
The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 21.10.2016 (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.
About the buyer
Contact name
The Litmus Partnership
Address
West Park School
West Road, Spondon
Derby
DE21 7BT
England
Website
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