Award

Oakwood Park Grammar School - Tender for Catering Services

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Nov 2016 at 14:04

Award Notice
Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process concerns the contract for catering services at Oakwood Park Grammar School, located in Maidstone, Kent. The buying organisation overseeing this tender is The Litmus Partnership Ltd. This is a selective procurement process which involves a restricted procedure. The contract is set for three years, commencing from 1st August 2016 and concluding on 31st July 2019, with a projected value of £614,439. Interested parties must submit their Pre-Qualification Questionnaire by the deadline of 1st April 2016 at 12:00.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for catering businesses, particularly those with a focus on innovative and healthy food concepts suitable for a diverse student population of approximately 1,050 individuals. Businesses that excel in providing seasonal, locally sourced ingredients prepared on-site would find this contract particularly advantageous. Furthermore, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in the competitive tender process, as the school is focused on achieving value for money while also being open to innovative solutions that enhance the quality of catering services offered.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Oakwood Park Grammar School - Tender for Catering Services

Notice Description

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services at Oakwood Park Grammar School. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 1050 students on roll and 100 teaching and support staff, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The School would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1.8.2016 to 31.7.2019 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with Oakwood Park Grammar School for the duration of this contract. Oakwood Park Grammar School is a Grammar School in Maidstone, Kent, which was founded in 1918. In 2011 the School became an Academy. The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the School, which currently includes morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. Whilst the School prioritises value for money as a key objective of the competitive tender process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price. The value of the current contract is: 2014-15: 92 534,85 GBP 2015-16 (as at Dec 2015): 41 538,95 GBP Oakwood Park Grammar School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared on-site. The School expects the successful tenderer to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Every Child Matters. Please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 + 2 years basis. Please be advised that there are currently 4 staff employed to deliver the catering service and there are not current catering staff in the LGPS. Additional information: Interest in the pre-qualification 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 pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/oakwood_park_grammar_school The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 1.4.2016 (12:00). Tenderers 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 Pre-Qualification 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 Tenderer'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 OJEU 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-b5fd17-624d2627-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3dd085cc-93d2-4b2e-8b94-5a901996ec5b
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
£614,439 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£614,439 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Nov 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Apr 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jun 20169 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2016 - 31 Jul 2021 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
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME16 8AH
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Fant & Oakwood
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

INDEPENDENT CATERING MANAGEMENT

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

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