--- title: "Acocks Green Primary School - Tender for Catering Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-88252ef8-6938-42d8-b6fd-cd9414372155" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-88252ef8-6938-42d8-b6fd-cd9414372155" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-88252ef8-6938-42d8-b6fd-cd9414372155.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-88252ef8-6938-42d8-b6fd-cd9414372155.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD" published: "2018-07-05" --- # Acocks Green Primary School - Tender for Catering Services Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-88252ef8-6938-42d8-b6fd-cd9414372155 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-88252ef8-6938-42d8-b6fd-cd9414372155) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-88252ef8-6938-42d8-b6fd-cd9414372155.json) ## Summary The Litmus Partnership Ltd has launched a tender for catering services at Acocks Green Primary School, located in Birmingham. The title of the tender is "Acocks Green Primary School - Tender for Catering Services." This procurement falls within the school catering services industry category, with a total contract value of approximately £595,000 over an initial period of three years, commencing on 1 August 2018, and potentially extending thereafter. The tender process is currently at the Award stage, with the contract already awarded to Miquill Catering Ltd following a selective procurement method that concluded with a tender period ending on 26 January 2018. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses that provide innovative and healthy catering solutions, particularly those with experience in school catering or serving similar organisations. Businesses focused on using fresh, seasonal, and locally sourced ingredients would be particularly well-suited to compete. Additionally, companies that are prepared to invest in enhancing the dining experience through engaging menus and thematic events could showcase their capabilities in aligning with the school's goals for pupil wellbeing and satisfaction. ## Notice The successful supplier will be required to provide catering services for Acocks Green Primary School. The guaranteed performance contract will commence on 1 August 2018 for an initial period of 3 years, with the opportunity to extend for a further period at the discretion of the school governing body. This is the first time the market has been tested for the catering service. The client expects the successful supplier to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared in the well-appointed kitchen on-site. The client expects the successful supplier to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement their stated target. The client requires year one menus to be fully compliant with the Food for Life Silver standard. The contract covers the scope for the provision of catering services, which currently includes: lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. There is a Breakfast Club that is managed directly by the client. Meals shall be charged at PS2.10 on consumption for the first year of the contract, with hospitality and free issues at net cost, e.g. 12 staff meals per day. The client intends to focus heavily on healthy, fresh, seasonal, locally sourced produce and sees the catering service as an exciting opportunity to complement the overall pupil experience, through the regular introduction of new ingredients, themed and promotional events. The successful supplier will be required to play their part in acting as a catalyst for improvement of the pupil experience. Please note that the successful supplier will pay a proportion of the consultancy fee on award of this contract, which will be to the value of PS2,500.00 plus VAT. This fee will be invoiced after the 10 day standstill period. To ensure transparency, you will clearly show within your management fee a breakdown of this fee, over the length of the contract. The total full fee will be paid by the successful supplier in full to Litmus by no later than Friday 25 May 2018. The successful supplier will work closely with the client to manage the provision of catering and the overall "meal experience". The value of the current catering contract is circa PS119K per annum. Suppliers' thoughts regarding how to support the client's catering improvement objectives within the term of the initial contract are welcome. The school is already "cashless" with either "entitled" parents, or a prepaid cash amount for each half-term's meals, paid in advance via the online "ParentPay" payment system. Parents currently pay for a minimum of one week's meals at a time, enabling planning of catering volumes, with pupils selecting their preferred option at the point of service. The client invites supplier to consider offers of appropriate capital investment. 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/acocks_green_primary_school The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 26.1.2018 (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/9e266df2-f92a-4757-9397-580451a6899c | | 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 | 5 Jul 2018 | | Submission deadline | 26 Jan 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 May 2018 | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2018 - 31 Jul 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £595,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £595,000 | | 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 | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B27 7UQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Acocks Green | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Yardley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | MIQUILL CATERING | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55524000 - School catering services ## Release History - 5 Jul 2018 at 16:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e266df2-f92a-4757-9397-580451a6899c - 21 Dec 2017 at 10:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d433ba5b-9f0a-4fe0-bc12-cc9f8fe892d5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e266df2-f92a-4757-9397-580451a6899c 5th July 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d433ba5b-9f0a-4fe0-bc12-cc9f8fe892d5 21st December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/acocks_green_primary_school SQ Documentation ~ Acocks Green Primary School ## Notice URLs - http://www.acocksgreen.bham.sch.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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