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Sapientia Education Trust ~ Catering Tender

SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST

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15 Jan 2024 at 16:06

Summary of the contracting process

The Sapientia Education Trust is seeking catering services for fifteen schools in Norfolk and Northern Suffolk. The contract has an estimated value of £1.7 million and is expected to commence on September 1, 2024, with a five-year duration. The procurement process is at the selective stage, with a submission deadline of February 23, 2024, and an invitation date for the second stage scheduled for March 18, 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for catering service providers to engage with a significant contract within the education sector. Businesses specialising in school catering services and capable of handling a diverse portfolio of primary and secondary schools are well-suited to compete. The tender process allows for variant bids and requires a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 10 suppliers to proceed to the tender stage, facilitating fair competition among service providers.

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Notice Title

Sapientia Education Trust ~ Catering Tender

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering Services for fifteen schools within the trust, six secondary schools and nine primaries, situated in Norfolk, centred around Norwich and Northern Suffolk.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Sapientia Education Trust (SET) was established in 2016 with the purpose of bringing like-minded schools together to work in partnership to deliver a world class education to pupils in Norfolk and Suffolk. The term Sapientia comes from the motto of the founding school, Wymondham College, and means wisdom. 'Our work is cross-phase and involves a strong commitment to staff development and on-going training for all staff in our schools. We believe that collaboration and partnership work helps raise standards and we work with a range of schools within and beyond our Trust.' SET currently consists of 7 secondary schools and 10 primary schools, educating 5,500 pupils. We range in size from the largest state boarding school in the UK, to several very small, rural schools.' SET's school facilities range from the very modern to old Victorian premises. Current catering service annual turnover for the fifteen schools in scope is estimated to be in excess of PS1.7million per annum. The contract is likely to be for an initial 3 year term with the opportunity to extend by mutual agreement for a further two years (3+1+1). The principle aim of this process will be to realise the benefits of a single specialist service provider. This Is a key strategic project for catering that will bundle six secondary schools together alongside nine primaries of varying size, that should attract in-form education sector caterers to make confident and commercially attractive bids. Please see SQ document for more information.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042d4a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001335-2024
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
£1,700,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,700,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
Additional Buyers

ATTLEBOROUGH ACADEMY

BURSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

CITY ACADEMY NORWICH

FAKENHAM ACADEMY

FRAMINGHAM EARL HIGH SCHOOL

GHOST HILL INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL

GREAT HOCKHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY

OLD BUCKENHAM HIGH SCHOOL

OLD BUCKENHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL

ROCKLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

SEETHING & MUNDHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL

STRADBROKE HIGH SCHOOL

SURLINGHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL

TIVETSHALL PRIMARY SCHOOL

WHITE HOUSE FARM PRIMARY SCHOOL

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1276673880

Buyer Location

Locality
NORFOLK
Postcode
NR18 9SZ
Post Town
Norwich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

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