The Litmus Partnership: Holy Cross Catholic High School ~ Catering Tender

UK-Chorley: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Holy Cross Catholic High School
       Myles Standish Way, Chorley, PR7 3LS, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.holycross.lancs.sch.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKD4

   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: Holy Cross Catholic High 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:
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Myles Standish Way
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 3LS

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 2,451,313.32
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKD4 - Lancashire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Lancashire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for:
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Myles Standish Way
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 3LS
Contract value = £1.38m turnover (3 years)
Holy Cross Catholic High School is a school of approx. 985 pupils in years 7-11.
The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
Headteacher welcome – Holy Cross Catholic High School continues to provide an outstanding Catholic Education for the children of Chorley and the surrounding area. It is a vibrant and welcoming school dedicated to the formation of successful and rounded young people. Within our school community there is a strong spirit of cooperation, kindness and love where people are valued and respected. Together we strive to produce young people with ideas and ambition, who have a clear vision of what they want to achieve in life. Our pupils have a strong sense of service and compassion for those in need and who have, above all, a love and zest for life.
We are proud of our achievements, of our ‘Good’ Ofsted report and ‘Outstanding’ Diocesan report. There is always more to be done and our Governors and entire staff are focused on continued improvement.
The school has a modern main dining area and two additional service areas, one in the hall and a second in a recently built extension next to the hall. The school is looking for a catering partner who will work collaboratively with them to continue to develop and enhance the service in line with student expectations, healthy eating principles and a strong environmental ethos. Innovation and continuous improvement will form a key component of ensuring that value for money is delivered to the students and the school.
Admitted body status will be expected as there are some members of catering staff in the local government pension scheme.
Please see SQ Document for more information.

      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: This is a Contract Award Notice - please note, 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 000-032253
      
   

   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: 24/03/2025

      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)
             Mellors Catering Sevices Ltd, 07717083
             West Lancs Technology Centre, White Moss Business Park, Moss Lane View, Skelmersdale, WN8 9TN, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKD4
            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: 2,300,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 2,451,313.32
         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=972945316
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Holy Cross Catholic High School
          Holy Cross Catholic High School, Myles Standish Way, Chorley, PR7 3LS, 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: 12/08/2025