Published date: 1 February 2018

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


Closing: 9 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • School catering services - 55524000

Location of contract

N7 8PG

Value of contract

£1,666,000

Procurement reference

2018/S 022-046479

Published date

1 February 2018

Closing date

9 June 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2023

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 at St Mary Magdalene Academy (SMMA), Liverpool Road, London, N7 8PG.

With approximately 1 163 pupils, St Mary Magdalene Academy is an all-through inner city coeducational school located in the London Borough of Islington.

The visit of OFSTED in June 2013 judged SMMA as 'good'. The first short inspection carried out since (January 2017) shows SSMA continues to be good.

Basis of Contract.

The academy wishes to participate in a tender process with the intention of appointing a Supplier to deliver the catering services at the academy. The contract is estimated to commence on or shortly after Easter 2018 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend for 2 further years.

In order to deliver best value, the contract will be awarded on a 'cost plus' with fixed guaranteed lines on food and labour costs.

The contract value is estimated to be 1 000 000 GBP (over 3 years).

Objectives.

The catering service is currently operated in-house and therefore it is important that the appointed Supplier has significant experience and expertise of successfully managing the TUPE process, particularly that associated with transitioning from an in-house operation. It is also likely that the successful Supplier will be required to administer the LGPS for transferring staff and as such will need to have experience of or be willing to apply for Admitted Body Status (ABS).

The Supplier should have notable experience of delivering quality catering services within both primary and secondary schools, together with a strong operational base local to the London Borough of Islington.

Ultimately, it is important that the Supplier can demonstrate an ability to deliver productivity and efficiencies through the application of best practice and innovation and as a result will be expected to deliver sustainable quality and 'best value' to the academy.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

St Mary Magdalene Academy ~ Tender for Catering Services.

  • Opportunity
  • Published 10 May 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/st_mary_magdalene_academy

The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 9.6.2017 (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

26 January 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£1,450,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Alliance in Partnership

Address

Halesowen
United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

The Litmus Partnership

Address

St Mary Magdalene Academy
475 Liverpool Road
London
N7 8PG
England

Email

pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Website

http://www.smmacademy.org/