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title: "S4S School Cluster ~ Tender for Catering Services."
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buyer: "THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD"
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# S4S School Cluster ~ Tender for Catering Services.

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-06ffd122-6341-443f-a644-65325b604e64

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## Summary

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is overseeing the procurement for catering services for the S4S School Cluster, which includes seven schools located in the West Midlands, England. The tender, titled "S4S School Cluster ~ Tender for Catering Services," is currently at the Award stage, with a total contract value of approximately £2.15 million. The contract period is set to commence on 1 September 2017 and conclude on 31 August 2020. The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire was 20 March 2017, and the tendering was conducted under a restricted selective procedure.

This tender presents considerable growth opportunities for catering businesses, particularly those specialising in school or institutional food services capable of providing freshly prepared meals onsite. Given the current average pupil roll of around 3,274 across the participating schools and an annual turnover value of about £630,000, businesses focused on quality and variety in their meal offerings can potentially increase uptake levels, especially in Wolverhampton schools. Businesses should also be prepared to meet TUPE regulations, and larger suppliers as well as innovative SMEs are well-suited to compete for this contract.

## Notice

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services for the S4S School Cluster (the Client) at the following locations: - Newcastle Academy ~ ST5 2QY http://www.newcastleacademy.org/ - Clayton Hall Academy ~ ST5 3DN http://www.claytonhallacademy.org/ - Sir Thomas Boughey High School ~ ST7 8AP http://www.sirthomasboughey.staffs.sch.uk/ - Merridale Primary School ~ WV3 0UP http://www.merridaleprimary.co.uk/ - Lanesfield Primary School ~ WV4 6BZ http://www.lanesfieldprimary.co.uk/ - Uplands Junior School ~ WV3 8BA http://www.uplandsjuniorschool.org.uk/ - Bantock Primary School ~ WV3 0HY http://www.bantockprimaryschool.co.uk/ S4S have been commissioned by the Cluster to coordinate this project to ensure best value principles are achieved. The Litmus Partnership are working in partnership with S4S to manage the tender process and to assist with protocols that need to be in place throughout the tender management process. The catering services provision at all seven schools has not been market tested in recent years and to ensure best value principles are applied the Headteachers and School Sponsors / Governors of each school have made a decision to tender their catering services. All schools have their own kitchen facilities and it is expected all food served to students will be freshly prepared and produced on site. Current pupil roll numbers across all seven sites is circa 3 274: - Newcastle Academy ~ 383; - Clayton Hall Academy ~ 980; - Sir Thomas Boughey High School ~ 608; - Merridale Primary School ~ 173; - Lanesfield Primary School ~ 353; - Uplands Junior School ~ 380; - Bantock Primary School ~ 397 including Reception. Current turnover value across all seven locations is circa 630 000 GBP per annum including Free School Meals. Current uptake levels across all sites average out at circa 60 % and the schools firmly believe that with improved choice and quality there is a real opportunity to increase this level of uptake, especially across the Wolverhampton schools. For the avoidance of doubt TUPE Regulations will apply to this contract and some of the current catering staff are in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Both Newcastle Academy and Clayton Hall Academy currently manage their catering services with an in-house operation; all the Wolverhampton schools currently use the local DSO. The catering service provision at Sir Thomas Boughey High School is currently operated by an external catering contractor. Please note: Although this project is being advertised as a single lot contract each School, at its own discretion, will have the option of awarding the contract to its preferred bidder. (Further information is available in the SQ Document.) Additional information: Interest in the selection process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number. The Selection Questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/s4s_school_cluster__catering_services The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 20.3.2017 (12:00). Suppliers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Selection Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. It will be the Supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this Contract Notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c19be52-4d44-423c-a453-ac1b3a2d1e0d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Mar 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jul 2017 |
| Contract period | 13 Aug 2017 - 31 Aug 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,890,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,150,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD |
| Locality | WOLVERHAMPTON |
| Post town | Wolverhampton |
| Postcode | WV10 6TA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG39 Wolverhampton |
| Local authority | Wolverhampton |
| Electoral ward | Bushbury North |
| Westminster constituency | Wolverhampton North East |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ASPENS SERVICES; COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED TRADING AS CHARTWELLS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2017 at 12:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c19be52-4d44-423c-a453-ac1b3a2d1e0d
- 16 Feb 2017 at 14:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d10ac130-826d-4a62-a9c5-8a6b92c5154f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c19be52-4d44-423c-a453-ac1b3a2d1e0d
  14th August 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d10ac130-826d-4a62-a9c5-8a6b92c5154f
  16th February 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/s4s_school_cluster__catering_services
  SQ Documentation ~ S4S School Cluster ~ Catering Services Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bantockprimaryschool.co.uk/
- http://www.claytonhallacademy.org/
- http://www.lanesfieldprimary.co.uk/
- http://www.merridaleprimary.co.uk/
- http://www.newcastleacademy.org/
- http://www.services4schools.org.uk/
- http://www.sirthomasboughey.staffs.sch.uk/
- http://www.uplandsjuniorschool.org.uk/

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