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Cornwall Cluster - Primary Schools - Tender for Catering Services

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 Aug 2019 at 14:45

Award Notice
Tender

16 Nov 2018 at 17:24

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process involves a tender for catering services at 30 primary schools in Cornwall, led by The Litmus Partnership Ltd. The tender, titled "Cornwall Cluster - Primary Schools - Tender for Catering Services," falls under the category of school catering services, with a total contract value of £5 million. The procurement method used is selective, following a restricted procedure. The contract period is set to commence on 1 September 2019, lasting for three years, with a potential extension of two additional years. The closing date for submission of the Selection Questionnaire was 21 December 2018.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for catering businesses, particularly those that specialise in educational institutions. Companies capable of providing comprehensive catering solutions—including breakfast clubs, lunch services, and limited hospitality—will find this tender particularly relevant. With a guaranteed contract for at least three years and the flexibility for individual schools to choose their suppliers, there is potential for multiple contracts to be awarded, especially for well-established suppliers with experience in managing large-scale food services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cornwall Cluster - Primary Schools - Tender for Catering Services

Notice Description

The successful Supplier/s will be required to provide catering services at 30 primary schools - see the SQ Documentation for further information. The scope will be for the provision of all catering within the schools, which currently includes breakfast club, morning break, lunch, limited hospitality and free issue requirements. The tender will be managed on a group basis, however each school will be required to have their individual operational budget and contract and may wish to appoint the Supplier they would like for their particular school or MAT. As the contract will not therefore necessarily be awarded on a group basis, Suppliers will have the option to show additional financial benefits on a separate upload if one or more schools were to be awarded to one Supplier. The contract price will be on a guaranteed basis for at least three years. With regard to the labour establishments across the Cluster, there are a number of staff that are currently in the Local Government Pension Scheme, and staff that can join is they so wish. One type of contract is included within the ITT where all staff will transfer to the successful Supplier/s; therefore, the successful Supplier/s will have to apply for Admitted Body Status and pay all setup associated costs. An actuary report will be provided as part of the TUPE information, but it is not guaranteed that the successful Supplier/s will not need to obtain another actuary report as part of the ABS process ~ the cost of any additional actuary report/s will need to be covered by the successful Supplier/s, as stated above. After the ten day standstill period, Suppliers MUST contact Calvin Matthews via email (cmatthews@cornwall.gov.uk) so that the ABS agreement can proceed. Please ensure that the pension contribution rates and information from the actuary reports are used when in the submission of labour costs. Please note, the successful Supplier/s will pay a proportion of the consultancy fee on award of each of this contract, which will be to the value of PS750.00 per school. Additional schools might join this tender and you will be notified if this is the case. The contract/s will commence on 1 September 2019 for a period of three years, with a possible extension of two years by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract/s. Please note 12 schools will be visited over three days on 20, 21 and 22 February 2019; therefore, four personnel per day will be required to undertake the site visits. The schools visited will be all of the in-house schools and a selection of other large, medium and small schools. You will not be able to visit any other schools or revisit the schools visited. A list of these schools will be issued at the later stage. Suppliers are to arrive at the relevant school's reception 15 minutes prior to mid-morning break. Suppliers will leave site after mid-morning break and return 10 minutes prior to lunch service. 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/cornwall_cluster__primary_schools The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 21.12.2018 (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-b5fd17-4b7dbc6f-b5af-4d68-a7c4-75ffe5615302
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dad44a16-50cb-49f1-ac24-43d5b0e3863b
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 (above threshold)
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
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£5,870,335 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Dec 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Jun 20196 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2019 - 31 Aug 2024 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CORNWALL
Postcode
TR14 7RH
Post Town
Truro
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Camborne Trelowarren
Westminster Constituency
Camborne and Redruth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (UK) LTD, TRADING AS CHARTWELLS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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