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title: "Cornwall Cluster - Secondary Schools - Tender for Catering Services"
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# Cornwall Cluster - Secondary Schools - Tender for Catering Services

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6adf04ff-2aa5-4385-993d-14a8b0c5893b

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## Summary

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is seeking tenders for catering services for multiple secondary schools in Cornwall, including institutions such as Humphry Davy School and Wadebridge School. This procurement process is currently in the Award stage, following the successful selection of a supplier, Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd, trading as Chartwells. The contract, valued at £1,672,680, will commence on 1 September 2019 and run until 31 August 2024. Interested parties were required to submit their Selection Questionnaire by 10 December 2018, marking a key deadline in the procurement process.

This catering contract offers significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for companies specialising in school catering services. Businesses that can meet the diverse catering needs of educational institutions while adhering to health and safety standards are especially well-suited to compete. The procurement method used was selective, indicating a preference for suppliers that can demonstrate their financial stability and capacity to fulfil large-scale contracts, which also favours small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capable of offering tailored services to the education sector.

## Notice

The successful Supplier/s will be required to provide catering services at the following schools: -Humphry Davy School, - Looe Community Academy, - The Roseland Academy, - Wadebridge School, - Redruth School, - Liskeard School and Community College, - Falmouth School, - Penair School (in-house), - Saltash.net Community School (in-house). The contract/s covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the schools, which also includes free issue requirements. Further information is provided in the SQ Documentation. 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/cornwall_cluster__secondary_schools The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 10.12.2018 (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/a6c182f6-5823-4d15-b14f-7a7e0da9a565 |
| 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 | 28 Aug 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Dec 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jun 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2019 - 31 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,672,680 |
| 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 | CORNWALL |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR18 2TG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Penzance East |
| Westminster constituency | St Ives |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (UK) LTD, TRADING AS CHARTWELLS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2019 at 14:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6c182f6-5823-4d15-b14f-7a7e0da9a565
- 9 Nov 2018 at 17:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a461a0f-05b7-4561-9bb2-1a3d4c4ed7a8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6c182f6-5823-4d15-b14f-7a7e0da9a565
  28th August 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a461a0f-05b7-4561-9bb2-1a3d4c4ed7a8
  9th November 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/cornwall_cluster__secondary_schools
  SQ Documentation ~ Cornwall Cluster - Secondary Schools

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