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11 Nov 2022 at 17:01

Summary of the contracting process

The Formby High School is seeking a provider for catering services through a selective procurement process. The main procurement category is services, specifically school catering services. The tender process aims to have a catering contract in place by April 2023, with deadlines for tender responses set for mid-January 2023. The contract duration is planned for 5 years, with options for annual extensions. The procurement stage includes a selective process with submission through electronic means.

This catering tender issued by Formby High School presents an opportunity for catering service providers to secure a long-term contract within the education sector. Businesses with experience in school catering services and a solid local infrastructure to support service delivery are well-suited to compete. Interested parties must ensure compliance with the specified turnover and insurance requirements. The procurement process involves a thorough evaluation of bidder submissions, including site surveys and tender briefings, culminating in contract award decisions in February 2023.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Formby High School Catering Tender 2022

Notice Description

Formby High School are seeking to procure a provider for catering services. 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 the school are supported. This tender process is targeted to have a catering contract in place to commence in April 2023. Please note that this process covers all catering services within Formby High School with full tender costings and proposals for the school for a contract start in April 2023. 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 mid-December 2022. Tender responses deadline is planned as mid-January 2023 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in February 2023. 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

Formby High School are seeking to procure a provider for catering services. 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 the school are supported. This tender process is targeted to have a catering contract in place to commence in April 2023. Please note that this process covers all catering services within Formby High School with full tender costings and proposals for the school for a contract start in April 2023. 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 Following the analysis of SQ's the selected bidders will be invited to attend a site survey and tender briefing initially planned for mid-December 2022. Tender responses deadline is planned as mid-January 2023 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in February 2023. 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0383eb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032111-2022
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
11 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Dec 2022Expired
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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Formby High School
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L37 3HW
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
TLD73 Sefton

Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Harington
Westminster Constituency
Sefton Central

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