The Litmus Partnership: City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College ~ Catering Services Tender

UK-Stoke-on-Trent: Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College
       Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RU, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: http://www.stokesfc.ac.uk
       NUTS Code: UKG23

   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: City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College ~ Catering Services Tender            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         55523000 - Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College.
As the first purpose-built sixth form college in the country, having relocated to a new purpose built, modern facility in 2010, Stoke Sixth Form College has been delivering post-16 education to students for almost 50 years. The College has helped over 30,000 young people reach their potential by progressing onto universities, great jobs and varied apprenticeships. With a wealth of experience, college staff are experts in the field of providing high quality education for all.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,240,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Stoke-on-Trent
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The College also converted to The Potteries Educational Trust on 1 September 2017, which is a vibrant Learning Community working hard in the areas that they serve to maintain and develop excellent and innovative teaching and learning. The Trust will deliver high quality parental engagement, pastoral support and the pooling of resources and expertise to achieve an Outstanding learning experience and outcomes for all of our children and young people.
The College is currently redeveloping its coffee shop and surrounding areas and would welcome proposals from Suppliers regarding the fit out and proposed offer to be available from September 2021.
The imminent growth of the Trust could provide additional opportunities for the successful Supplier. The provision of catering services within any further schools when they have joined the Trust may fall under the scope of this contract. The successful Supplier would be expected to provide the catering service within the additional Schools, using the same costing model, ratios etc. that they applied to their successful financial submission for the Trust, at the point of tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the Trust.
Sales 2018 / 2019 circa:
Cash Sales £ 191,000
Client Issues£ 57,500
Total Income£248,500
Whilst the Trust prioritises value for money as a key objective of the competitive tender process, the governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.
The tender project is seeking to appoint a Supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the teaching and support staff and students on roll, all of whom have a focus on the introduction of exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of tastes and dietary requirements. The College would wish the successful Supplier to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly.
The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within College, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free Student Meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost
The College expects the successful Supplier to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared on-site. The College also expects the successful Supplier to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The College believes that success should be celebrated and that students should enjoy their time at College; if lessons are stimulating and challenging then students will love learning. Much time therefore, is spent reviewing and planning schemes of work to ensure that they are differentiated to meet the needs of all students. As a result, the College are very enthusiastic regarding work experience and apprenticeship proposals and would welcome the input of the successful Supplier.
As a College who are continually seeking ways to improve and develop the ethos and environment for students and staff, to give them the facilities they deserve and need to meet the challenges of the 21st Century, any consideration regarding inward capital investment as part of the Supplier’s tender submission would be welcomed. The Trust would wish for the Supplier to look at making this investment within the newly built catering area, with attention being given to a high street style, retail focussed offer which attracts current non users of the refectory and compliments the new facilities.
Further information is provided in the SQ Document.

      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/respond/U4EM4CGJ25


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 26-60278
      
   

   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: 060278    
   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: 01/07/2020

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         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: 3

      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 Services Limited, 07717083
             West Lancs Technology Centre, White Moss Business Park, Moss Lane View, Skelmersdale, WN8 9TN, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKG23
            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: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,300,000
         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
          City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College
          Stoke-on-Trent, 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: 21/09/2020