Published date: 21 July 2017

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


Closing: 17 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • School catering services - 55524000

Location of contract

NP16 5LR

Value of contract

£600,000

Procurement reference

2017/S 134-274965

Published date

21 July 2017

Closing date

17 March 2017

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 Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Chepstow School.

The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering and vending services within the school, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.

The duration of the contract being offered is three years commencing on 1.8.2017 and concluding on 31.7.2020 and will be on a guaranteed performance basis offering a fixed annual return to Chepstow School.

The contract currently offers a financial return each year to Chepstow School with all hospitality and free issues being charged at net food cost only.

It is expected that the successful contractor will have experience in the requirements of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards & Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2013 ~ http://gov.wales/topics/educationandskills/schoolshome/foodanddrink/healthy-eating/?lang=en ~ and be able to offer innovation and forward thinking during this contract term.

As part of this tender submission we expect offers of inward capital investment to be made to fund the development of a cashless catering system within the school. There is also a desire to provide a separate catering servery point within the 6th form common room, to be able to provide a catering service that meets the needs of these pupils during the contract term.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Chepstow School - Tender for Catering Services.

  • Opportunity
  • Published 16 February 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/chepstow_school

The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 17.3.2017 (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

29 June 2017

Contract start date

1 August 2017

Contract end date

31 July 2023

Total value of contract

£1,670,279.68

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Aramark Ltd

Address

Farnborough
United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

The Litmus Partnership

Address

Chepstow School
Welsh Street
Chepstow
NP16 5LR
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Website

http://www.chepstowschool.net/