Clearsprings Group (Ready Homes): Catering services Wethersfield, Essex

  Clearsprings Group (Ready Homes) is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise

Notice Summary
Title: Catering services Wethersfield, Essex
Notice type: Contract Notice
Authority: Clearsprings Group (Ready Homes)
Nature of contract: Services
Procedure: Negotiated
Short Description: We are seeking a catering supplier for the provision of catering services across Wethersfield, Braintree. This will include: •3 meals per day 365 day per year for 800 service users •Procuring local food where possible •Providing necessary equipment •Hiring local staff where possible This is a consolidated two-stage process. Each potential supplier must meet the standards set out within the selection questionnaire and sign an NDA. Suppliers will then be required to complete a set of quality questions and pricing. Please note due to the nature of our work there is plenty of scope to become an approved supplier and bid for multiple services.
Published: 04/04/2025 12:13
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UK-Rayleigh: Catering services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Clearsprings Group (Ready Homes)
             Registered office 26 Brook Road, Rayleigh, SS6 7XJ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7780013826, Email: andreaegas-kitchener@clearsprings.co.uk
             Contact: Andrea Egas kitchener
             Main Address: https://www.ready-homes.co.uk/
             NUTS Code: UKI
      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.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Rayleigh:-Catering-services./9FT7M2X52E
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Other type:: Private company
      I.5) Main activity
            Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Catering services Wethersfield, Essex       
      Reference Number: Cateringwethersfield01
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      55520000 - Catering services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: We are seeking a catering supplier for the provision of catering services across Wethersfield, Braintree. This will include:
•3 meals per day 365 day per year for 800 service users
•Procuring local food where possible
•Providing necessary equipment
•Hiring local staff where possible
This is a consolidated two-stage process.
Each potential supplier must meet the standards set out within the selection questionnaire and sign an NDA. Suppliers will then be required to complete a set of quality questions and pricing.
Please note due to the nature of our work there is plenty of scope to become an approved supplier and bid for multiple services.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 4,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      55520000 - Catering services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKI LONDON
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: We are seeking a catering supplier for the provision of catering services across Wethersfield, Braintree. This will include:
•3 meals per day 365 day per year for 800 service users
•Procuring local food where possible
•Providing necessary equipment
•Hiring local staff where possible
This is a consolidated two-stage process.
Each potential supplier must meet the standards set out within the selection questionnaire and sign an NDA. Suppliers will then be required to complete a set of quality questions and pricing.

This is a two stage procedure. You will be asked to submit an NDA, complete a compliance SQ questionnaire and provide a preferred date for site visits. The second stage process will commence after the 3rd May, where the service specification will be released alongside the method statements and pricing that must be completed by the 16th May.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Criteria below
            Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 80
                        
            Price - Weighting: 20
                              
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 4,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Start: 01/07/2025 / End: 30/06/2028       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: 2 years based on contract performance
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 10
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9FT7M2X52E       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description NEGOTIATED
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure:   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: No.
   IV.1.5) Information about negotiation: No.
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 03/05/2025 Time: 14:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Until: 03/05/2025
      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Rayleigh:-Catering-services./9FT7M2X52E

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9FT7M2X52E
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             clearsprings ready homes
       clearsprings, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7XJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 77780013826, Email: bids@clearsprings.co.uk
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Clear Springs Group
          clearsprings, Rayleigh, SS6 7XJ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 7780013826, Email: andreaegas-kitchener@clearsprings.co.uk
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 04/04/2025

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