Notice Information
Notice Title
Queen Margaret University Catering Service 2017
Notice Description
Queen Margaret University wishes to appoint a contractor to provide catering, canteen, shop, delivered catering and bar services to the University and its student facility in its Musselburgh Campus, in Scotland, UK. This project will not be divided into lots as a main contractor is sought who will manage any sub contracts and the supply chain. We will apply a two-stage Restricted Procedure conducted via PCS-Tender (PCS-T). Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD on PCS-T. Suppliers may be required to submit Means of Proof at a later stage via PCS-T. When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the specific selection requirements detailed in Section III of this OJEU Notice. Following assessment of submitted ESPDs, it is envisaged that we will invite 5 bidders to tender Criteria. Please refer to ESPD documentation attached in PCS-T for full selection information
Lot Information
Lot 1
Queen Margaret University requires Suppliers who can provide Catering and Related Services to respond to the ESPD on PCS-T. The requirement for Suppliers is to demonstrate that they are suitably qualified and have relevant experience and capacity to supply Catering & Related Services to support Queen Margaret University ?QMU? and to the Queen Margaret University Students Union ?QMUSU?. Queen Margaret University expects that the services will be managed and provided at nil cost to the university as a minimum, if not providing a financial return. Please note that whilst we are currently tendering for the two main areas of provision, QMU and QMUSU, prior to award we reserve the right to award the contract to provide the QMU requirement only. Tenderers should note that you are expected to demonstrate your technical capability and capacity to provide services for both areas at the selection stage. Outline Services include: - Catering including Hospitality ?QMU and QMUSU? - Coffee Shop ?QMU? - Retail Shop ?QMU? - Bar ?QMUSU? QMU The University's comprehensive core catering services are provided through three separate catering outlets all serviced from a modern kitchen area. The main refectory is a modern and vibrant facility with a large retail shop area located nearby. A separate coffee bar is located between the main reception area and the refectory. There is a requirement for a wide range of high quality hospitality for meetings and events throughout the building. During the summer months the Caterer works closely with the University to provide full catering packages for up to 700 visiting students attending summer schools at the University. QMUSU The Students Union is a separate facility to the main refectory providing a hot food offer with bar facilities over seven days. The union area is also used for student events and is serviced from a small finishing kitchen and bar counter area. In providing catering services, the University promotes opportunities for social interaction amongst students and staff, provides an attractive package to support commercial conferencing and events business and promotes the image of the University to visiting prospective students and staff. The University seeks to appoint a contractor which can provide comprehensive catering services to satisfy the competing demands of different client groups. The contractor must be able to respond to trends in food offers in line with customer expectations, especially from a brand-conscious student generation and from commercial clients who are sensitive to both quality and cost. These facilities are also open and available to the general public and local community The following Sustainable and Community benefit areas will be included in the ITT: Demonstrating taking a positive approach to rewarding workers at a level that can help tackle poverty. Localised Employment opportunities Adopting fair working practice and equality; and Policies that supports staffs' wellbeing through family friendly and health initiatives. Supporting local Suppliers through proactive supply chain management Environmental Ethical and Fair Working Practices Initiatives to reduce sustainable impact in the supply chain Living Wage as set by the Living Wage Foundation (www.livingwage.org) must be applied for staff provided who operate on campus Localised and seasonal produce where available Social Considerations Use of Fair Trade Produce where applicable and available Best Practice to address supply chain and food quality Limited use of pesticides on fresh produce Animal Welfare. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000471003
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN286140
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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
55500000 - Canteen and catering services
55520000 - Catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jun 20178 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Jan 2017Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Jun 20178 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- If no extensions applied; December 2019
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
- Contact Name
- Diane Sherry, Neil Crowley
- Contact Email
- diane.sherry@ed.ac.uk, neil.crowley@ed.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1316502508, +44 1316508202
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH1 1HT
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- UKM23 East Lothian and Midlothian
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC266878
Queen Margaret University Catering Service 2017 - Queen Margaret University wishes to appoint a contractor to provide catering, canteen, shop, delivered catering and bar services to the University and its student facility in its Musselburgh Campus, in Scotland, UK. This project will not be divided into lots as a main contractor is sought who will manage any sub contracts and the supply chain. We will apply a two-stage Restricted Procedure conducted via PCS-Tender (PCS-T). Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD on PCS-T. Suppliers may be required to submit Means of Proof at a later stage via PCS-T. When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the specific selection requirements detailed in Section III of this OJEU Notice. Following assessment of submitted ESPDs, it is envisaged that we will invite 5 bidders to tender Criteria. Please refer to ESPD documentation attached in PCS-T for full selection information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN286140
Queen Margaret University Catering Service 2017 - Queen Margaret University wishes to appoint a contractor to provide catering, canteen, shop, delivered catering and bar services to the University and its student facility in its Musselburgh Campus, in Scotland, UK. This project will not be divided into lots as a main contractor is sought who will manage any sub contracts and the supply chain. We will apply a two-stage Restricted Procedure conducted via PCS-Tender (PCS-T). Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD on PCS-T. Suppliers may be required to submit Means of Proof at a later stage via PCS-T. When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the specific selection requirements detailed in Section III of this OJEU Notice. Following assessment of submitted ESPDs, it is envisaged that we will invite 5 bidders to tender Criteria. Please refer to ESPD documentation attached in PCS-T for full selection information
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