RIVA Partnership Ltd: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls - Catering Tender

UK-Maidstone: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
       Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1252977017, Email: tenders@rivapartnership.co.uk
       Contact: Rachel OGrady
       Main Address: https://www.mggs.org
       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: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls - 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 supplier is to provide excellent catering services at Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 2,010,660
                  
         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: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, or ‘MGGS’, as it is more often known, has a strong community spirit which is underpinned by our belief that the happiness of all our students is key to enabling them to succeed. We have been providing an academic education for girls (and boys in the Sixth Form) from the town of Maidstone, and its surrounding area for over 135 years.
As an outstanding school we are ‘A forward-thinking community with a tradition of excellence’, ensuring we develop young adults of character, who are able to flourish as adults in today’s society.
Our academic curriculum at MGGS provides students with outstanding examination results year on year and we seek a catering partner who will mirror and support our excellent standards.
Further information with regards to the school can be obtained here:
https://www.mggs.org

Tender information:
The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services to MGGS.
The contract term being tendered is for three years, 1st April 2025 – 31st March 2028. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st March 2030.
The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current catering services at the School. This includes but is not limited to; breakfast, morning break, lunchtime and after school services, over the academic year of 190 days.
The school is keen to secure a high quality catering service including fresh locally sourced ingredients prepared on site, with a menu design that is flexible to suit the requirements of the school’s specific students. The school is proud of it’s ‘family ethos’ and expects both a tightly managed service and a management style delivered by the successful contractor that supports, encourages and develops the catering staff. The school is also keen to ensure the caterer provides efficient and effective ‘back of house’ systems and has a tight control over its accurate financial reporting.
The school is not obliged to accept the lowest price submitted for this tender, rather the school is keen to secure ‘best value’ from this contract and to deliver ‘best value’ to its students. Innovative and creative ideas as to how the services can be developed and value added, will be welcomed. The school seeks a contractor that is keen to work in partnership and who will deliver to its highest abilities, at all times. The contract shall be a guaranteed performance contract with any hospitality requirements billed separately

Additional requirements and information:
●The School has a minimum requirement for a contractor’s employers' liability and public liability insurance of £5 million
●The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is £1 million
●There are no incumbent catering staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme
●The catering services are currently contracted to Impact Food Group (Cucina)

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 70
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 30
            

      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: 2024/S 000-029670
      
   

   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: 13/02/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 6
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6          
         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)
             Independent Catering Management Ltd, 03222546
             8-10 South Street,, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 7PF, United Kingdom
             Email: pd@independentcatering.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UKJ2
            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: 2,010,660          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 2,010,660
         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://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=978463679
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
          Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF, 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: 09/09/2025