Notice Information
Notice Title
Alban Academies Trust ~ Catering Tender
Notice Description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for the Alban Academies Trust.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Alban Academies Trust serves primary and secondary schools in and near St. Albans. Our mission is to build a learning community that shares and promotes educational excellence for everyone. All members of the Trust are valued and able to make a powerful contribution to the on-going progress of improvement across the AAT. The Trust currently comprises of five schools, three secondary schools: Ridgeway Academy, Sandringham School and Verulam School and three primary schools: Garden Fields JMI School, Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School and Wheatfields Junior School. This catering tender is for the catering services at 2 schools - where this is a 2 + 3 contract. It is likely that a Trust wide catering contract to encompass the other secondary schools at least, will be run for 1st August 2024 - to align with the end dates of the current contracts at the other schools. Schools included in this tender: Ridgeway Academy Ridgeway Academy is an 11-18 Mixed Secondary School with Academy status and is part of the Alban Academies Trust. The school currently employs 116 teaching and support staff and has 902 students on roll )expected to rise to 952 next year) which includes 83 students in Sixth Form (expected to rise to 100 next year) *Please be advised that the catering service is currently contracted to Edwards and Blake *The total catering sales per annum at this school are: 2018/19 PS185,793 (pre-pandemic) *Our current year to date sales for Sept 21 to Feb 22 are PS72,848.95 (March 21 to August 2021was PS58,750) Garden Fields Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School is in St. Albans and currently has 578 pupils ages 4 to 11 and approximately 80 members of staff. The school is reducing its PAN from 90 to 60 in September 2022 and for subsequent years due to lower local pupil numbers. The school went through an expansion from 2015 to 2021 increasing PAN from 60 to 90 each year. *The school is currently using Herts Catering Ltd. *The 2019 sales were PS164275 Therefore the total annual sales are PS350,068 Therefore the total value of the contract (annual sales x 5) = PS1,750,340 The Tender 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 of all schools, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The Schools would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The contract being tendered is for two years in duration from 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2024 with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years at the discretion of the client. However, it is very much expected that a Trust wide catering tender will be run to bring all schools into one catering contract for a new Trust contract for 1st August 2024. This contract 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 the Trust for the duration of this contract. The School year at all schools 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 are to be charged with a margin attached and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. Whilst the Trust prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, it is not obliged to accept the lowest price. See SQ Document for more information.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0322ee
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021209-2022
- 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
- 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
- £1,750,340 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,750,340 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,057,940 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Aug 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Apr 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Jul 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2027 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ALBAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1276673880
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ST ALBANS
- Postcode
- AL4 9NX
- Post Town
- St Albans
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- St Albans
- Electoral Ward
- Marshalswick West
- Westminster Constituency
- St Albans
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0322ee-2022-08-03T10:05:18+01:00",
"date": "2022-08-03T10:05:18+01:00",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0322ee",
"description": "The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=710705377 GO Reference: GO-202283-PRO-20723254",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0322ee",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "Alban Academies Trust ~ Catering Tender",
"status": "complete",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "55524000",
"description": "School catering services"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"description": "The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for the Alban Academies Trust.",
"value": {
"amount": 1750340,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"description": "The Alban Academies Trust serves primary and secondary schools in and near St. Albans. Our mission is to build a learning community that shares and promotes educational excellence for everyone. All members of the Trust are valued and able to make a powerful contribution to the on-going progress of improvement across the AAT. The Trust currently comprises of five schools, three secondary schools: Ridgeway Academy, Sandringham School and Verulam School and three primary schools: Garden Fields JMI School, Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School and Wheatfields Junior School. This catering tender is for the catering services at 2 schools - where this is a 2 + 3 contract. It is likely that a Trust wide catering contract to encompass the other secondary schools at least, will be run for 1st August 2024 - to align with the end dates of the current contracts at the other schools. Schools included in this tender: Ridgeway Academy Ridgeway Academy is an 11-18 Mixed Secondary School with Academy status and is part of the Alban Academies Trust. The school currently employs 116 teaching and support staff and has 902 students on roll )expected to rise to 952 next year) which includes 83 students in Sixth Form (expected to rise to 100 next year) *Please be advised that the catering service is currently contracted to Edwards and Blake *The total catering sales per annum at this school are: 2018/19 PS185,793 (pre-pandemic) *Our current year to date sales for Sept 21 to Feb 22 are PS72,848.95 (March 21 to August 2021was PS58,750) Garden Fields Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School is in St. Albans and currently has 578 pupils ages 4 to 11 and approximately 80 members of staff. The school is reducing its PAN from 90 to 60 in September 2022 and for subsequent years due to lower local pupil numbers. The school went through an expansion from 2015 to 2021 increasing PAN from 60 to 90 each year. *The school is currently using Herts Catering Ltd. *The 2019 sales were PS164275 Therefore the total annual sales are PS350,068 Therefore the total value of the contract (annual sales x 5) = PS1,750,340 The Tender 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 of all schools, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The Schools would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The contract being tendered is for two years in duration from 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2024 with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years at the discretion of the client. However, it is very much expected that a Trust wide catering tender will be run to bring all schools into one catering contract for a new Trust contract for 1st August 2024. This contract 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 the Trust for the duration of this contract. The School year at all schools 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 are to be charged with a margin attached and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. Whilst the Trust prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, it is not obliged to accept the lowest price. See SQ Document for more information.",
"value": {
"amount": 1750340,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2022-08-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": false,
"secondStage": {
"minimumCandidates": 5,
"maximumCandidates": 10
},
"selectionCriteria": {
"description": "A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage."
},
"submissionTerms": {
"variantPolicy": "allowed"
},
"hasOptions": false,
"status": "cancelled",
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "price"
}
]
}
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKH23"
},
{
"region": "UKH23"
}
],
"deliveryLocation": {
"description": "Hertfordshire"
},
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"submissionMethod": [
"written"
],
"documents": [
{
"id": "economic",
"documentType": "economicSelectionCriteria"
},
{
"id": "technical",
"documentType": "technicalSelectionCriteria"
}
],
"procurementMethod": "selective",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Restricted procedure",
"procedure": {
"isAccelerated": true,
"acceleratedRationale": "The current catering contract ends on 31 July 2022"
},
"coveredBy": [
"GPA"
],
"tenderPeriod": {
"endDate": "2022-04-14T12:00:00+01:00"
},
"secondStage": {
"invitationDate": "2022-05-09T00:00:00+01:00"
},
"submissionTerms": {
"languages": [
"en"
]
},
"hasRecurrence": false
},
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-47077",
"name": "Alban Academies Trust",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Alban Academies Trust"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "The Ridgeway",
"locality": "St Albans",
"region": "UKH23",
"postalCode": "AL4 9NX",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"telephone": "+44 1276673880",
"email": "tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk",
"url": "https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-St-Albans:-School-catering-services./F9633T44F7"
},
"roles": [
"buyer",
"reviewBody"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://albanacademiestrust.org.uk/",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
"description": "Body governed by public law"
},
{
"scheme": "COFOG",
"id": "09",
"description": "Education"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-59954",
"name": "Aspens Services Limited",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Aspens Services Limited",
"id": "06561073"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Ground Floor, Teme House, Whittington Road, Whittington",
"locality": "Worcester",
"region": "UKG12",
"postalCode": "WR5 2RY",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "large"
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-FTS-47077",
"name": "Alban Academies Trust"
},
"language": "en",
"awards": [
{
"id": "021209-2022-007252-1",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-59954",
"name": "Aspens Services Limited"
}
]
}
],
"contracts": [
{
"id": "021209-2022-007252-1",
"awardID": "021209-2022-007252-1",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 1057940,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2022-07-05T00:00:00+01:00"
}
],
"bids": {
"statistics": [
{
"id": "1",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 4
},
{
"id": "2",
"measure": "electronicBids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 4
}
]
}
}