Award

Cornwall Cluster - Secondary Schools - Tender for Catering Services

THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 Aug 2019 at 14:41

Award Notice
Tender

09 Nov 2018 at 17:01

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is seeking tenders for catering services for multiple secondary schools in Cornwall, including institutions such as Humphry Davy School and Wadebridge School. This procurement process is currently in the Award stage, following the successful selection of a supplier, Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd, trading as Chartwells. The contract, valued at £1,672,680, will commence on 1 September 2019 and run until 31 August 2024. Interested parties were required to submit their Selection Questionnaire by 10 December 2018, marking a key deadline in the procurement process.

This catering contract offers significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for companies specialising in school catering services. Businesses that can meet the diverse catering needs of educational institutions while adhering to health and safety standards are especially well-suited to compete. The procurement method used was selective, indicating a preference for suppliers that can demonstrate their financial stability and capacity to fulfil large-scale contracts, which also favours small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capable of offering tailored services to the education sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cornwall Cluster - Secondary Schools - Tender for Catering Services

Notice Description

The successful Supplier/s will be required to provide catering services at the following schools: -Humphry Davy School, - Looe Community Academy, - The Roseland Academy, - Wadebridge School, - Redruth School, - Liskeard School and Community College, - Falmouth School, - Penair School (in-house), - Saltash.net Community School (in-house). The contract/s covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the schools, which also includes free issue requirements. Further information is provided in the SQ Documentation. 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__secondary_schools The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 10.12.2018 (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-b5fd17-6adf04ff-2aa5-4385-993d-14a8b0c5893b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6c182f6-5823-4d15-b14f-7a7e0da9a565
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
£1,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,672,680 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Dec 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Jun 20196 years ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 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
TR18 2TG
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
Penzance East
Westminster Constituency
St Ives

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (UK) LTD, TRADING AS CHARTWELLS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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