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title: "Westminster Primary Schools (cluster 11) - Tender for Catering Services"
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# Westminster Primary Schools (cluster 11) - Tender for Catering Services

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5af84960-dfce-465e-95b0-eaba3e89c51e

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## Summary

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is conducting a tender for catering services for a cluster of 11 primary schools located in the City of Westminster, an Inner London borough. The tender, titled "Westminster Primary Schools (cluster 11) - Tender for Catering Services," is classified under school catering services and falls within the services category. The procurement is currently in the planning stage with a deadline for submitting expressions of interest by 19 April 2019, and the contract is expected to commence on 1 April 2020, lasting for an initial period of three years with a potential extension of up to two additional years. The estimated value of the contract is £5 million over the initial term.

This procurement opportunity represents a significant prospect for businesses specialising in catering services, particularly those with experience in delivering quality meals within primary school settings. Companies that can demonstrate an effective approach to increasing pupil meal uptake and managing a quality catering service will be well-positioned to compete. The successful supplier will ideally have an operational base in London and show a commitment to providing appealing, healthy, and educational meal options for children, offering a pathway for growth in the rapidly evolving education services sector.

## Notice

For further details see: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:126989-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML The successful supplier will be required to provide catering services to 11 primary schools based in The City of Westminster, an Inner London borough that occupies much of the central area of Greater London including most of the West End. Collectively, the 11 primary schools with approximately 3 350 pupils have all formed a cluster (namely cluster 11) for the purposes of conducting a tender exercise that will extract them from the existing council group contract. Further details on each participating school can be found their corresponding dedicated website. Basis of Contract: The Cluster of 11 schools wishes to participate in a tender process with the intention of appointing a supplier to deliver full catering services. The contract is estimated to commence in April 2020 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend up to a maximum of 5 years. In order to deliver best value, the contract will be awarded either on a group or individual 'fully inclusive fixed meal price' basis. The estimated turnover to be 3 000 000 GBP (over 3 years initial period). Objectives: The appointed supplier will have significant experience of delivering quality catering services within primary schools and should have suitable experience and expertise of successfully increasing pupil meal uptake. With the experience of successfully managing the TUPE process, the supplier should ideally have a strong operational base in London, together with a compelling attitude towards making the lunchtime service appealing, healthy and educational for children. Ultimately, it is important that the supplier can demonstrate a proven ability to manage an efficient catering service through the application of effective staff training, best practice and quality control that delivers continual 'best value' to each participating school. 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://litmuspartnership.co.uk/sq/westminster11/ The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 19.4.2019 (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/d3e371a6-08ec-4c5b-89dd-2b2aba26d074 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Apr 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W2 5TL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Westbourne |
| Westminster constituency | Queen's Park and Maida Vale |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2019 at 18:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3e371a6-08ec-4c5b-89dd-2b2aba26d074

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3e371a6-08ec-4c5b-89dd-2b2aba26d074
  21st March 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://litmuspartnership.co.uk/sq/westminster11/
  SQ Documentation ~ Westminster Primary Schools (cluster 11)

## Notice URLs

- http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:126989-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:126989-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML

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