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title: "Old Swinford Hospital ~ Tender for Catering Services."
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buyer: "THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD"
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# Old Swinford Hospital ~ Tender for Catering Services.

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-11cdb21c-3218-48b7-aebf-d423eab5b909

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## Summary

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is seeking proposals for the provision of catering services at Old Swinford Hospital, located in Stourbridge, England. The tender is part of a selective procurement process and is currently in the award stage, with a contract duration of five years starting from 1 April 2018, with the potential for a two-year extension. Interested suppliers must submit their Selection Questionnaires by 12:00 on 13 April 2017. The total value of the contract is approximately £4,340,000, covering catering for about 700 pupils, including boarders and day students, alongside hospitality for external events.

This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses in the catering sector, particularly those with experience in school or institutional catering services. Companies that can offer innovative solutions, alongside a proactive investment in refurbishing kitchen facilities and enhancing service areas, would be particularly competitive. The requirement for high-quality performance and the capacity to cater for both regular and occasional needs mean that well-established catering firms with a strong track record could significantly benefit from this contract.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services to the pupils and staff, and all hospitality services for Old Swinford Hospital. The requirement will also include the provision of catering services to external lets that use the school premises during the holiday periods, as required. The duration of the contract being offered is five years commencing on 1.4.2018, with the option of extending for a further period of two years, and will be on a guaranteed performance basis. The school currently has approximately 700 pupils and this is broken down into 190 full boarders, 215 weekly boarders and 295 day pupils. The current cost of catering is approximately 620 000 GBP per annum for the core catering costs and in addition to this free issues and hospitality will be charged on an as and when basis dictated by School events. We seek by way of this tender a suitably qualified and experienced Supplier within this business sector who is able to provide innovation and change to Old Swinford Hospital moving into this contract term. As part of that change we are seeking inward investment within the tender responses which is to be used to refurbish the kitchens and also 'freshen up' the front-of-house servery areas. Please ensure that within the tender timetable you have made adequate time for your preferred supplier to visit the school to prepare the formal scale drawings and plans and quotations for submission with your competitive tender. 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: https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/old_swinford_hospital The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 13.4.2017 (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/ca67501f-d845-4ab9-945e-8c4ad5e3e4d0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Apr 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Dec 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,340,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | STOURBRIDGE |
| Post town | Dudley |
| Postcode | DY8 1QX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG36 Dudley |
| Local authority | Dudley |
| Electoral ward | Wollaston & Stourbridge Town |
| Westminster constituency | Stourbridge |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | N/A |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2017 at 13:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca67501f-d845-4ab9-945e-8c4ad5e3e4d0
- 10 Mar 2017 at 09:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32fb5f4f-01c5-4f70-850f-ebff20902d3e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca67501f-d845-4ab9-945e-8c4ad5e3e4d0
  20th December 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32fb5f4f-01c5-4f70-850f-ebff20902d3e
  10th March 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/old_swinford_hospital
  SQ Documentation ~ Old Swinford Hospital

## Notice URLs

- http://www.oshsch.com

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