The Litmus Partnership: Shirehampton Primary School ~ Catering Services Tender

UK-Bristol: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Shirehampton Primary School
       St Mary's Walk, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9RR, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: http://www.shirehamptonprimary.org/
       NUTS Code: UKK11

   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: Shirehampton Primary School ~ Catering Services 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 Shirehampton Primary School.
Shirehampton Primary School is located in Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9RR, near to the river Avon and Avonmouth. We have over 500 amazing children attending our school! We pride ourselves on our ‘open door’ policy; fantastic and hardworking staff and governors plus extremely supportive parents.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,215,165
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK11 - Bristol, City of
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Bristol, City of
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The School is acutely aware of the additional pupil educational and lifestyle benefit that will be achieved through the provision of an engaging catering service. We expect and require the successful caterer to provide active support to most pupil and community events throughout the year, with a very busy School calendar.
The Client recognises that school food standards provide an important nutritional safety net for pupils; therefore, all food and drink provided by or on behalf of the School shall comply with the school food standards legislation. The Client requires year one menus to be fully compliant with the Food for Life Silver standard.
The guaranteed performance contract will commence on 25 October 2020, for an initial period of five years, ending 24 October 2025, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of two years at the discretion of the school governing body. This is the second time the market has been tested for the catering service.
The Client intends to focus heavily on healthy, fresh, seasonal, locally sourced produce prepared on-site and sees the catering service as an exciting opportunity to complement the overall pupil experience, through the regular introduction of new ingredients, themed and promotional events. The successful Supplier will be required to play their part in acting as a catalyst for improvement of the pupil experience.
The Client requires the successful Supplier to be extremely engaged in leveraging the catering service, to the benefit of pupils and the local community alike, proactively supporting a very active school calendar, with multiple promotions in any given month. A pupil centric ethos is required in practise, continuing the high level of pupil engagement that the School has previously developed.
The successful Supplier will work closely with the Client to manage the provision of catering and the overall ‘meal experience. The value of the current catering contract is circa £100K.
The Client invites Suppliers to consider offers of appropriate capital investment; however, no significant requirements have been identified at this stage.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Finance / Weighting: 35
            

      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: Not Provided


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: 2019/S 208-507721
      
   

   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: 507721    
   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: 26/02/2020

      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, 07717083
             West Lancs Technology Centre, White Moss Business Park, Moss Lane View, Skelmersdale, WN8 9TN, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKF14
            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: 1,491,677
         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.
closing date and time.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Shirehampton Primary School
          Bristol, 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: 22/09/2020