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title: "River Learning Trust ~ Tender for Catering Services."
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# River Learning Trust ~ Tender for Catering Services.

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0c516600-0399-4457-a778-db0efaa80781

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## Summary

The River Learning Trust, based in Oxford, is seeking tenders for catering services across multiple educational locations within Oxfordshire, including Chipping Norton School and Wolvercote Primary School. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, following the tender initiated on 31st January 2018 and resulting in an active contract awarded on 7th December 2017, with an estimated contract value of £1,283,876 and a duration from 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2020. The awarded supplier is Cater Link Limited, and the procurement method applied was a selective restrictive procedure, allowing for submissions for multiple lots. Interested parties needed to respond by the 25th August 2017 deadline for the Selection Questionnaire.

This tender opportunity offers significant growth potential for businesses specialising in school catering services, particularly those that can demonstrate experience in delivering high-quality meal options tailored for educational institutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises may find this opportunity appealing, especially given the contract's flexibility for variant bids. Companies capable of showcasing innovative catering solutions in alignment with the educational environment's standards are well-suited to compete in this sector.

## Notice

The River Learning Trust (RLT) is a Multi-Academy Trust responsible for a number of schools and a school centred initial teacher training provider within Oxfordshire; the schools and SCITT are united by their commitment to the principles of the Trust and a common belief in the benefits of everything that is gained by working together. The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for the River Learning Trust at the following locations: - Chipping Norton School; - Cutteslowe Primary School; - Edith Moorhouse Primary School; - Garsington Church Of England Primary School; - Horspath Primary School; - New Marston Primary School; - Tower Hill Community Primary School; - Wolvercote Primary School. This contract is divided into lots: yes Tenders may be submitted for all lots Further information is available in the procurement documents. 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/river_learning_trust The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 25.8.2017 (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/41161e4a-86e4-463f-8a1f-4aca908d71b0 |
| 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 | 31 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Aug 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Dec 2017 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,767,700 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,283,876 |
| 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 | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX2 7SX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Cutteslowe & Sunnymead |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CATER LINK LIMITED (TRADING AS CATERLINK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 31 Jan 2018 at 10:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41161e4a-86e4-463f-8a1f-4aca908d71b0
- 25 Jul 2017 at 09:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0948b51b-45c7-449f-9585-65858d3a80a7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41161e4a-86e4-463f-8a1f-4aca908d71b0
  31st January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0948b51b-45c7-449f-9585-65858d3a80a7
  25th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/river_learning_trust
  SQ Documentation ~ River Learning Trust

## Notice URLs

- http://riverlearningtrust.org

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