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Whitehall Infant and Junior Catering Tender

WHITEHALL INFANT AND WHITEHALL JUNIOR PRIMARY CATERING TENDER

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Award

07 Feb 2025 at 10:54

Tender

17 Jan 2025 at 16:48

Summary of the contracting process

Whitehall Infant and Junior Primary Schools in Uxbridge, Middlesex, are seeking to improve their catering services through a selective procurement process. The tender encompasses school catering services (CPV 55524000) with a contract term starting on 1st August 2025 for an initial three years, with an option to extend annually thereafter. The procurement stage is currently active, with the process being managed under the Restricted Procedure by Cohesion Consulting Ltd. Proposals are to be submitted in writing by 18th February 2025, and the total contract value is estimated at £740,000.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in school catering services to expand their operations. Given the modern, well-equipped kitchens and substantial student populations at both Whitehall Infant and Junior Schools, companies well-versed in delivering high-quality catering solutions and capable of adhering to the light-touch procurement regime are particularly well-suited to bid. Additionally, successful bidders will need to accommodate a consultancy fee of £2,500 and an annual kitchen usage fee of £4,000 (adjusted for inflation). This contract offers growth potential and a stable revenue stream over multiple years for the appointed vendor.

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Notice Title

Whitehall Infant and Junior Catering Tender

Notice Description

Whitehall Infant and Whitehall Junior are primary schools in Uxbridge, Middlesex. The infant school has approximately 280 students aged between 3 and 7 years of age and is supported by a team of 57 teaching and support staff, whilst the junior school has approximately 410 students aged between 7 and 11 years of age and is supported by a team of 58 teaching and support staff. The schools are not aware of any of the staff in the catering team having LGPS pension schemes. There are dining halls within each site with a modern, well-equipped kitchen based within the junior school serving both sites.The Headteachers, Mrs Manjit Bringan and Mrs Anneline Moloi, are developing the services to not only reflect the high aspirations of the school, and as such are tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The contract for both sites, will commence on 1st of August 2025 for an initial three years, with an option to extend for one year, plus

Lot Information

Lot 1

Whitehall Infant and Whitehall Junior are primary schools in Uxbridge, Middlesex. The infant school has approximately 280 students aged between 3 and 7 years of age and is supported by a team of 57 teaching and support staff, whilst the junior school has approximately 410 students aged between 7 and 11 years of age and is supported by a team of 58 teaching and support staff. The schools are not aware of any of the staff in the catering team having LGPS pension schemes. There are dining halls within each site with a modern, well-equipped kitchen based within the junior school serving both sites.The schools will use a two-stage restricted process, beginning with a Selection Questionnaire (SQ) stage followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage after shortlisting. This process is managed under the Light Touch Regime, and the schools reserve the right to refine the award criteria throughout. Cohesion Consulting Ltd is conducting this tender process on behalf of their clients. To support the schools in the procurement, a small Consultancy fee of PS2,500 per school will be charged to the winning bidder by the schools. It is to be paid to the Schools upon contract signature, which is expected to be within 30 days of award. Additionally, the successful bidder will be required to pay a kitchen usage fee of PS4,000 per annum to Whitehall Junior School. This fee will increase by 3.5% per annum or the Retail Price Index (RPI) rate, whichever is greater. The fee is intended to cover the cost of maintaining, operating and providing access to the School's kitchen facilities.

Renewal: The contract tenure is for an initial three year term and there is an option for both parties to extending the contract for another two years subject to performance and mutual agreement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d46c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004121-2025
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
£740,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£740,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WHITEHALL INFANT AND WHITEHALL JUNIOR PRIMARY CATERING TENDER
Contact Name
CCL Procurement Team
Contact Email
info@cohesionconsulting.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
UB8 2LX
Post Town
Southall
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
Delivery Location
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon

Local Authority
Hillingdon
Electoral Ward
Uxbridge
Westminster Constituency
Uxbridge and South Ruislip

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