Award

St Thomas More R C Academy - Tender for Catering Services.

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

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Award

14 Aug 2017 at 10:40

Award Notice
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08 Feb 2017 at 16:14

Tender Notice
Tender

08 Feb 2017 at 16:11

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Litmus Partnership Ltd has initiated a tender process for catering services at St Thomas More R C Academy, located in North Shields, England. The contract, valued at approximately £1,100,000, is set to commence on 1 September 2017 for a period of three years, with a possible two-year extension. The tender process is currently at the Award stage, having closed for submissions on 3 March 2017. Interested suppliers were required to submit a Selection Questionnaire and relevant documentation by the deadline.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in school catering services. Companies that possess experience in providing quality catering to educational institutions and can support innovative service enhancements or expansions are especially well-suited to compete for this contract. Suppliers are encouraged to engage with the contracting authority, The Litmus Partnership Ltd, to discuss their capabilities and contribute their proposals for improving the academy’s dining services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

St Thomas More R C Academy - Tender for Catering Services.

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for St Thomas More R C Academy. Contract value = 1 100 000 GBP approx. St Thomas More is an 11-18 mixed, convertor academy and part of the Hexham and Newcastle Partnership. The school serves the catholic population within the St Oswins deanery in North Shields and has an excellent reputation locally, regionally and nationally for the quality of its education, pastoral care and levels of achievement. It has been recognised by the Minister of State for Schools as 1 of the top 100 schools in England and Wales. The school has the capacity for 1 700 students which includes up to 350 in the sixth form. There is a dedicated dining area and the school, as part of the tender process, would welcome proposals for service improvement / expansion possibly with capital investment. In order to ensure that it continues to receive value for money, the school wishes to put the catering services out to competitive tender with a new contract to commence 1.9.2017 on the basis of a 3 year contract with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Expressions of interest are invited from Suppliers with experience of providing catering services in this sector and with the resource to support catering services within this geographical region. 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: https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/st_thomas_more_r_c_academy__catering_services The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 3.3.2017 (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-b5fd17-16c4633e-a397-412b-bf7d-655eea07d9ba
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63013730-2cba-4d1f-ba17-e52d8d4b5834
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
£1,100,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,144,777 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Mar 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jun 20178 years ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2017 - 31 Aug 2022 Over 5 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
The Litmus Partnership
Contact Email
pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORTH SHIELDS
Postcode
NE29 8LF
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Tyneside
Electoral Ward
New York & Murton
Westminster Constituency
Tynemouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MELLORS CATERING SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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