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title: "Brymore Academy - Tender for Catering Services"
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# Brymore Academy - Tender for Catering Services

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5695d4e9-afcc-4bc7-acbb-da4199f2a8a3

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Brymore Academy, a state boys boarding school located in Bridgwater, England, which is seeking bids for catering services under a selective procurement method. The tender, titled "Brymore Academy - Tender for Catering Services", is currently in the award stage following its completion on 4th November 2023. The contract is valued at approximately £250,000 annually and commenced on 5th November 2018, with a possibility of extending for up to two additional years by mutual consent. The deadline for the submission of the Selection Questionnaire was 13th April 2018.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for catering businesses looking to expand their operations, particularly those that can contribute innovative solutions like a cashless catering system. Suppliers with experience in providing school catering services, including breakfast, lunch, and evening meals for both day and boarding students, will find this contract especially relevant. Companies capable of offering high-quality services while maintaining efficient operations, including the requirement for send-out lunches for local primary schools, will be well-positioned to compete for this contract.

## Notice

The successful supplier will be required to provide catering services for Brymore Academy. The Academy is a state boys boarding school. There are 307 students, of which 131 are boarders and 176 day students. In addition to this there are 104 teaching and support staff. All boarding accommodation has either been built or refurbished in the past few years providing state of the art facilities and, through a dedicated care team, a comfortable home from home. Students also benefit from a 110 acre farm, extensive horticulture facilities including a one acre walled garden (where each student can have their own plot) and glasshouses, a foundry and forge, excellent workshop facilities, an outdoor swimming pool, a brand new teaching block, a well-stocked pond for fishing, use of a golf course and driving range, a gym and a mountain bike track all of which are set in 15 acres of countryside, bordering on the Quantock Hills. The scope of the contract will be for the provision of breakfast, lunch, evening meal at the school and the provision of send-out lunches for 2 local primary schools. In addition to this there is a requirement to provide a catering service for summer lets. The current annual value of the contract is circa GBP 250 000 which includes the send-out primary school meals. The contract will commence on 5.11.2018 for a period of 3 years, with a possible extension of up to 2 years by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract. The client is looking for some inward investment from the successful supplier in respect of a cashless catering system to record and control the boarding meals and allow parents to upload cash onto a card for the day students. The school catering is currently operated in-house. Please note there are a number of staff in the LGPS who will remain on the client's payroll, the full monthly cost for which will be invoiced to the supplier on a monthly basis. Other staff will transfer directly to the successful supplier's payroll. 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/brymore_academy The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 13.4.2018 (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/756fd397-d317-4569-bdac-c3dacaa4ed63 |
| 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 | 18 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Apr 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Aug 2018 |
| Contract period | 5 Nov 2018 - 4 Nov 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £119,402 |
| 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 | BRIDGWATER |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA5 2NB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Cannington |
| Westminster constituency | Bridgwater |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASPENS SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 18 Jun 2019 at 13:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/756fd397-d317-4569-bdac-c3dacaa4ed63
- 27 Feb 2018 at 11:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bee5562c-9248-4479-b93c-cb18fd7f6492

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/756fd397-d317-4569-bdac-c3dacaa4ed63
  18th June 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bee5562c-9248-4479-b93c-cb18fd7f6492
  27th February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/brymore_academy
  SQ Documentation ~ Brymore Academy

## Notice URLs

- http://brymoreacademy.co.uk/

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