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title: "Appleton Academy - Tender for Catering Services"
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# Appleton Academy - Tender for Catering Services

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-890adbd8-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Appleton Academy, located in Wyke, Bradford, which is part of a Multi-Academy Trust. The tender, titled "Tender for Catering Services," is categorised under school catering services, with a contract value of £750,000. The procurement stage is at the award phase as of 21 June 2017, having been awarded on 15 September 2016. The contract covers a duration of three years, from 31 October 2016 to 30 October 2019, with the potential for extensions. Interested parties initially had to submit a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire by 25 April 2016, and the procurement method follows a selective approach using a restricted procedure.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, especially for businesses specialising in catering services, particularly those with experience in school environments. Companies capable of providing high-quality, locally sourced food and demonstrating effective customer engagement strategies will be well-suited to compete. Furthermore, the requirement for fresh marketing ideas and investment in the catering service infrastructure could attract businesses looking to innovate within the education sector.

## Notice

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services at Appleton Academy. Appleton Academy is part of a Multi-Academy Trust. Other schools in the Trust may require services at some point during the contract term. The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the School, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements. The duration of the contract being offered is 3 years commencing on 31.10.2016 and concluding on 30.10.2019. The contract may be extended at the Governing Body's option for a further period of 1 year plus 1 year, with mutual agreement to the budget but otherwise on the same terms and conditions. The contract being offered within this tender will be based on a guaranteed performance basis with all free issue requirements and hospitality being recharged on consumption at 'net' food cost only. Appleton Academy, located in Wyke, just south of Bradford was opened in November 2012 after an extensive design and build phase, which led to the creation of a new 22 000 000 GBP building to replace 2 predecessor schools. It is expected that the contract will continue to run on a profit return with no subsidy -- there is no subsidy associated with the contract. The School are Not solely looking for the successful tenderer to provide inward capital investment, but are looking for fresh and rejuvenated marketing of catering facilities, which could require investment if suggested, thus improving on the current provision and ensuring that the amount of time spent queuing by pupils is reduced across all break periods. The quality of food provision will be critical and indeed your organisation must be flexible enough to source bakery, meat, fruit and vegetables and dairy products through local suppliers based no more than 30 miles from the School. It is expected that menus will feature and utilise products in season when available. Customer engagement will be fundamental to the continuous improvement in the service provision and within your tender response your methodology to this will need to be detailed along with examples of where this has been undertaken within similar contracts recently. The successful contractor should have similar operations within the local area thus ensuring that the Operational Management Team responsible for the contract is available for regular unplanned visits and support for the contract, and that coverage for any planned or unplanned leave from within the establishment staffing structure can be easily provided. 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/appleton_academy The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 25.4.2016 (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/a044a93e-6c33-4b19-b857-49b866224e44 |
| 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 | 21 Jun 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Apr 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Sep 2016 |
| Contract period | 31 Oct 2016 - 30 Oct 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,029,250 |
| 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 | BRADFORD |
| Post town | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD12 8AL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | Wyke |
| Westminster constituency | Bradford South |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASPENS SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 21 Jun 2017 at 12:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a044a93e-6c33-4b19-b857-49b866224e44
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db7c4d4d-d495-4a88-ae0e-9f2d8aaff724

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a044a93e-6c33-4b19-b857-49b866224e44
  21st June 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db7c4d4d-d495-4a88-ae0e-9f2d8aaff724
  8th April 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/appleton_academy
  PQQ Documentation ~ Appleton Academy

## Notice URLs

- http://www.appletonacademy.co.uk

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