Award

River Learning Trust ~ Tender for Catering Services.

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

31 Jan 2018 at 10:23

Award Notice
Tender

25 Jul 2017 at 09:54

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The River Learning Trust, based in Oxford, is seeking tenders for catering services across multiple educational locations within Oxfordshire, including Chipping Norton School and Wolvercote Primary School. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, following the tender initiated on 31st January 2018 and resulting in an active contract awarded on 7th December 2017, with an estimated contract value of £1,283,876 and a duration from 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2020. The awarded supplier is Cater Link Limited, and the procurement method applied was a selective restrictive procedure, allowing for submissions for multiple lots. Interested parties needed to respond by the 25th August 2017 deadline for the Selection Questionnaire.

This tender opportunity offers significant growth potential for businesses specialising in school catering services, particularly those that can demonstrate experience in delivering high-quality meal options tailored for educational institutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises may find this opportunity appealing, especially given the contract's flexibility for variant bids. Companies capable of showcasing innovative catering solutions in alignment with the educational environment's standards are well-suited to compete in this sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

River Learning Trust ~ Tender for Catering Services.

Notice Description

The River Learning Trust (RLT) is a Multi-Academy Trust responsible for a number of schools and a school centred initial teacher training provider within Oxfordshire; the schools and SCITT are united by their commitment to the principles of the Trust and a common belief in the benefits of everything that is gained by working together. The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for the River Learning Trust at the following locations: - Chipping Norton School; - Cutteslowe Primary School; - Edith Moorhouse Primary School; - Garsington Church Of England Primary School; - Horspath Primary School; - New Marston Primary School; - Tower Hill Community Primary School; - Wolvercote Primary School. This contract is divided into lots: yes Tenders may be submitted for all lots Further information is available in the procurement documents. Additional information: Interest in the selection process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number. The Selection Questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/river_learning_trust The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 25.8.2017 (12:00). Suppliers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Selection Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. It will be the Supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this Contract Notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0c516600-0399-4457-a778-db0efaa80781
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41161e4a-86e4-463f-8a1f-4aca908d71b0
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55524000 - School catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,767,700 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,283,876 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jan 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Aug 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Dec 20178 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2020 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX2 7SX
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Cutteslowe & Sunnymead
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CATER LINK LIMITED (TRADING AS CATERLINK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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