The Litmus Partnership: Tewkesbury School ~ Catering Tender

UK-Tewkesbury: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Tewkesbury School
       Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.tewkesburyschool.org/
       NUTS Code: UKK13

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Tewkesbury School ~ Catering Tender            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         55524000 - School catering services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Tewkesbury School (the Client).
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.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,000,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK13 - Gloucestershire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Gloucestershire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Tewkesbury School (the Client).
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 current contract offers a return to the Client and all free school meals and hospitality are recharged at net food cost.
The duration of the contract being offered is five years commencing on 1 April 2021 and concluding on 31 March 2026, with the potential for an extension of up to a further three years and will be on a guaranteed performance basis.
It is expected that the successful Supplier will work very closely with the Client and engage with the school curriculum moving forwards into this contract term.
The Client wishes for the successful Supplier to be able to offer innovation and to make some changes to the service provision within the school during the course of the new contract term.
This will involve helping the client on the redesign of the current catering facilities with the objective of ensuring that the catering service, this will include ideas on how the catering service can be more accessible to all students
There are currently a number of catering outlets within the school, details of which will be provided within the tender specification.
Inward investment is sought as part of your tender return to be depreciated over the contract term which will be used in the redevelopment of the catering facilities. This should be detailed within the tender submission.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Tewkesbury:-School-catering-services./UVVBMS6BTK


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2020/S 132-325145
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 325145    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 23/02/2021

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 6
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Aramark Ltd, 00983951
             250 Fowler Avenue, Farnborough, GU14 7JP, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ3
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,808,427
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Tewkesbury School
          Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/04/2021