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title: "Tunbridge Wells Grammar Schools -- Tender for Catering Services."
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# Tunbridge Wells Grammar Schools -- Tender for Catering Services.

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-88d25dba-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The procurement process for catering services is initiated by The Litmus Partnership Ltd, focusing on four schools: The Skinners' School, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, The Judd School, and Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, all located in Tunbridge Wells, England. This joint exercise has a total contract value of £3.3 million, spanning from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2021, with an option to extend for a further two years. The process, which follows a selective procurement method under a restricted procedure, is currently in the award stage. The significant deadlines include the pre-qualification questionnaire closure on 22 April 2016.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the catering sector, particularly those that can deliver innovative and high-quality food services to educational institutions. Suppliers capable of providing solutions that cater to diverse needs across multiple schools will be well-suited to compete, especially those with experience in educational catering and a proven track record of performance and reliability. Given the guaranteed performance contract model, successful tenderers will have the opportunity to forge long-term relationships with the schools involved, ensuring a steady stream of business and the potential for ongoing engagement.

## Notice

The successful tenderer/s will be required to provide catering services at any 1 or more of the following schools: -- The Skinners' School; -- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School; -- The Judd School; -- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys. Combined contract value = 1 100 000 GBP total annual sales. The 4 schools are close to 1 another geographically and have decided to embark on a joint catering tender exercise. They all have the same contract catering provider currently and seek new ideas from bidders participating in this process. The schools are looking to use their turnover to maximise investment from bidding catering contractors and seek innovative catering solutions that will benefit them individually and collectively. Suppliers will be asked to bid for all schools, however each school will have the opportunity to award their contracts to the same or different suppliers (or to none of them), depending on the bid submissions. The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.9.2016 to 31.8.2019, with the option for a further two years, and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the Schools a guaranteed return /cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the Schools for the duration of this contract. The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development (catering sometimes required) which means that School will be open to receive pupils for the legal minimum of 190 days. Please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 + 2 years basis. Further information is available within the PQQ Documentation. 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/tunbridge_wells_grammar_schools The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 22.4.2016 (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/35c4718d-d6b0-441c-a33f-a415e063c15e |
| 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 | 23 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Apr 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Aug 2016 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2016 - 31 Aug 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,335,955 |
| 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 | TUNBRIDGE WELLS |
| Post town | Tonbridge |
| Postcode | TN4 9PG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent |
| Local authority | Tunbridge Wells |
| Electoral ward | St John's |
| Westminster constituency | Tunbridge Wells |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MULTIPLE SUPPLIERS - SEE NOTES BELOW |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 23 May 2017 at 13:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35c4718d-d6b0-441c-a33f-a415e063c15e
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e59c81f-81f1-4989-9a64-090f10a5d3e0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35c4718d-d6b0-441c-a33f-a415e063c15e
  23rd May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e59c81f-81f1-4989-9a64-090f10a5d3e0
  7th April 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/tunbridge_wells_grammar_schools
  PQQ Documentation ~ Tunbridge Wells Grammar Schools

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