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title: "Oakwood Park Grammar School - Tender for Catering Services"
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# Oakwood Park Grammar School - Tender for Catering Services

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-624d2627-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The procurement process concerns the contract for catering services at Oakwood Park Grammar School, located in Maidstone, Kent. The buying organisation overseeing this tender is The Litmus Partnership Ltd. This is a selective procurement process which involves a restricted procedure. The contract is set for three years, commencing from 1st August 2016 and concluding on 31st July 2019, with a projected value of £614,439. Interested parties must submit their Pre-Qualification Questionnaire by the deadline of 1st April 2016 at 12:00.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for catering businesses, particularly those with a focus on innovative and healthy food concepts suitable for a diverse student population of approximately 1,050 individuals. Businesses that excel in providing seasonal, locally sourced ingredients prepared on-site would find this contract particularly advantageous. Furthermore, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in the competitive tender process, as the school is focused on achieving value for money while also being open to innovative solutions that enhance the quality of catering services offered.

## Notice

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services at Oakwood Park Grammar School. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 1050 students on roll and 100 teaching and support staff, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The School would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1.8.2016 to 31.7.2019 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with Oakwood Park Grammar School for the duration of this contract. Oakwood Park Grammar School is a Grammar School in Maidstone, Kent, which was founded in 1918. In 2011 the School became an Academy. The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the School, which currently includes morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. Whilst the School prioritises value for money as a key objective of the competitive tender process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price. The value of the current contract is: 2014-15: 92 534,85 GBP 2015-16 (as at Dec 2015): 41 538,95 GBP Oakwood Park Grammar School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared on-site. The School expects the successful tenderer to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Every Child Matters. Please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 + 2 years basis. Please be advised that there are currently 4 staff employed to deliver the catering service and there are not current catering staff in the LGPS. Additional information: Interest in the pre-qualification 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 pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/oakwood_park_grammar_school The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 1.4.2016 (12:00). Tenderers 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 Pre-Qualification 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 Tenderer'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 OJEU 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/3dd085cc-93d2-4b2e-8b94-5a901996ec5b |
| 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 | 22 Nov 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Apr 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jun 2016 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2016 - 31 Jul 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £614,439 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £614,439 |
| 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 | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME16 8AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Fant & Oakwood |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INDEPENDENT CATERING MANAGEMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 22 Nov 2016 at 14:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3dd085cc-93d2-4b2e-8b94-5a901996ec5b
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5124d244-d3c4-4593-be2e-f7ed85f55deb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3dd085cc-93d2-4b2e-8b94-5a901996ec5b
  22nd November 2016 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5124d244-d3c4-4593-be2e-f7ed85f55deb
  2nd March 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/oakwood_park_grammar_school
  PQQ Documentation ~ Oakwood Park Grammar School

## Notice URLs

- http://www.opgs.org

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