The Litmus Partnership: Highsted Grammar School ~ Uniform Tender

UK-Kent: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Highsted Grammar School
       Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4PT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.highsted.kent.sch.uk
       NUTS Code: UKJ4

   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: Highsted Grammar School ~ Uniform Tender            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The successful Supplier will be required to provide School Uniform services for Highsted Grammar School.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 714,150
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKJ4 - Kent
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Kent
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Highsted Grammar School is a small girls’ grammar school situated in the North Kent town of Sittingbourne. We were one of the first to convert to academy status in the Autumn term 2010. The school itself is a high-performing girls’ school, were pastoral care and enrichment feature as highly as academic success. Having featured three times in Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector’s list of outstanding schools, we are proud to play a leading role in the education of young people in our area.
We have 688 pupils and 154 post 16 pupils. Increasing to 697 pupils and 220 post 16 pupils by 2027. Currently 81 pupils qualify for r Free School Meals.
The current value of our School Uniform spend is in excess of £165.00. We have a school uniform shop here at school, parents can also purchase on-line. We sell second hand uniform in the shop and FSM students have their uniform paid for if necessary. We also gift uniform periodically. Mandatory items include Kilt, Blazer with school logo embroidered, jumper skort, hoodie and blouse. We also have options such as water-resistant finishes for blazers, there are pocket / zip options here as well plus anti-microbial finishes for sportswear. The contract is intended to commence on 1st January 2025 and will be for a period of 3
years, ending 31st December 2027.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Tender/SQ Process / Weighting: 100
            

      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: Please note, this is a Contract Award Notice, this contract has already been awarded.


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: 2024/S 000-017288
      
   

   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: Not Provided    
   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: 21/10/2024

      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: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             F.R MONKHOUSE LIMITED, 00341442
             UNIT 5 KENNET WAY, TROWBRIDGE, WILTSHIRE, BA14 8BL, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKK1
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 495,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 714,150
         Currency: GBP

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

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=931428951
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Highsted Grammar School
          Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4PT, 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: 23/04/2025