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Crown Hills Community College ~ Catering Tender

CROWN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

17 Feb 2023 at 12:05

Tender

13 Oct 2021 at 15:15

Summary of the contracting process

The Crown Hills Community College in Leicester has issued a tender for catering services. The contract duration is three years starting from April 2022, with an option for a two-year extension. The school seeks a contractor to provide catering services for students and staff, focusing on innovation and healthy food options. The procurement method is a selective procedure, and the award status is currently 'cancelled'. The tender period ended on 15th November 2021, with the second stage invitation date set for 6th December 2021.

This catering tender by Crown Hills Community College presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in school catering services. Small or medium enterprises (SMEs) with a focus on innovative food concepts and quality service provision are well-suited to compete. The College values aspirations, commitment, and success, and expects the successful contractor to align with its ethos of supporting students' development and providing a positive learning environment. Interested bidders should ensure compliance with the procurement criteria and submission deadlines outlined in the tender specifications.

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Notice Title

Crown Hills Community College ~ Catering Tender

Notice Description

Crown Hills Community College is a secondary School in Leicester, with more than 1200 pupils and more than 200 staff members.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Crown Hills Community College mission is very simple: they want every student to be the best they can be, thrive in the best possible career and contribute positively to society. The College have three key values that drive this mission. The three values are: aspiration, commitment and success - these are demonstrated throughout the College on a daily basis as the College's governors, staff and students, live their everyday lives by them. This is a College where each child will fulfil their true potential and emerge as confident and articulate citizens, proud of who they are and ready to contribute globally. The College ask students to look beyond their current locality and treat the world as their back garden. Every child has a special and natural talent that is unique to them and the College will support and nurture that talent, so that the students become the best that they can be. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from April 2022 until 31 March 2025, with the option to extend the contract term for a further term of up to two years and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the College a guaranteed cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the College for the duration of this contract. Catering Income 2018/2019 Income Pupil paid meals ~ PS185,369.97 FSM & Hospitality ~ PS 84,374.96 Total~ PS269,744.93 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 teaching and support staff and students on roll, all of whom have a focus on the introduction of exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of tastes and including those with specific dietary requirements. The College would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within College, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free Student meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. The College expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative and healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared on-site. The College also expects the successful tenderer to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Keeping Children Safe in Education. Crown Hills Community College believes that the quality of catering provision is intrinsically linked to a successful learning environment. Due to the recent establishment that capital depreciation constitutes an embedded finance lease, inward capital investment is not a requirement of this tender. Finance leases are strictly prohibited by the Academies Handbook and thus entering into such an agreement would mean that Schools are in breach of their funding agreements. It is appreciated that a level of investment may be identified as a requirement of your bid and therefore bidders are encouraged to provide details of such requirements by providing detailed information of the equipment necessary within their tender response, to include the equipment make, model and cost and also a justification of how this equipment will assist in fulfilling the proposal and potential of the service. See the SQ Document for more details.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02eb79
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004874-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services


CPV Codes

55524000 - School catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,348,724 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,348,724 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Nov 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Feb 20233 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2027 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CROWN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1276673880

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE5 5FT
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester

Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Spinney Hills
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

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