Tender

Wargrave House School Catering Tender

WARGRAVE HOUSE SCHOOL

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Tender

29 Nov 2021 at 15:05

Summary of the contracting process

Wargrave House School is currently seeking bids for its Catering Tender, aimed at sourcing comprehensive catering services for the school located in Newton-Le-Willows, United Kingdom. This procurement falls under the services industry, specifically in the school catering category (CPV 55524000). The procurement process is in the active stage with an expected contract start date of April 2022. Bidders should be aware that the deadline for submissions is set for late January 2022, with a selection of potential candidates to be invited for site surveys and tender briefings in December 2021. The contract entails a duration of five years, with the possibility of two one-year extensions, adding flexibility for the service provider to adapt to the school's needs.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses in the catering sector, particularly those that specialise in educational catering services. Companies equipped with a strong local infrastructure and the ability to provide flexible and high-quality services will be especially well-suited to compete. Interested suppliers should ensure they meet the minimum financial requirement of £250,000 turnover and possess relevant insurance cover. This competitive procurement process not only allows bidders to demonstrate their expertise but also encourages innovative approaches to delivering value in school catering, which could lead to long-term partnerships with Wargrave House School.

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Notice Title

Wargrave House School Catering Tender

Notice Description

Wargrave House School are seeking to procure a provider for catering services. The main objective of this procurement exercise is to deliver the procurement that will enable them to source catering services for the school. The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of school is supported. This process is targeted to have a catering contract in place to commence in April 2022. Please note that this process covers all catering services within the school with full tender costings and proposals for the school for a contract start in April 2022. These details will be further explained in the ITT documents. The process will include the creation of a select bidder list following analysis of SQ documents (within which the scoring criteria is included). Following the analysis of SQ's the selected bidders will be invited to attend a site survey and tender briefing initially planned for late December 2021. Tender responses deadline is planned as late-January 2022 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in mid-February 2022. The contract will be for a 3 +1 +1 period (5 years in total including the option to extend for 1 + 1years).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Wargrave House School are seeking to procure a provider for catering services. The main objective of this procurement exercise is to deliver the procurement that will enable them to source catering services for the school. The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of school is supported. This process is targeted to have a catering contract in place to commence in April 2022. Please note that this process covers all catering services within the school with full tender costings and proposals for the school for a contract start in April 2022. These details will be further explained in the ITT documents. The process will include the creation of a select bidder list following analysis of SQ documents (within which the scoring criteria is included). The nature of the contract demands a good local infrastructure to provide and maintain the level and standard of catering service and support required by the school. Labour resource/relief cover is very important. We have set a minimum level of turnover for this tender at 250,000 GBP which takes into account the contract turnover and cash flow associations. This is a discretionary pass/fail question on the basis that we will consider any additional guarantees and formal assurances such as parent company guarantors or similar which must be included to support any submission. We have set a minimum Employer's (compulsory) liability insurance of 10,000,000 GBP Following the analysis of SQ's the selected bidders will be invited to attend a site survey and tender briefing initially planned for late December 2021. Tender responses deadline is planned as late-January 2022 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in mid-February 2022. The contract will be for a 3 +1 +1 period (5 years in total including the option to extend for 1 + 1years).

Renewal: Option of up to two further annual extensions meaning a 5 year period in total with options.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fb03
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029586-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Dec 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WARGRAVE HOUSE SCHOOL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
neil@rpj3group.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1516780193

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS
Postcode
WA12 8RS
Post Town
Warrington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
TLD61 Warrington

Local Authority
St. Helens
Electoral Ward
Newton-le-Willows East
Westminster Constituency
St Helens North

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