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title: "St Peter's Catholic School - Tender for Catering Services"
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# St Peter's Catholic School - Tender for Catering Services

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b384c898-0eba-4706-ae2e-fa6eb36ac849

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## Summary

The Litmus Partnership Ltd has launched a tender for catering services at St Peter's Catholic School, located in Guildford, Surrey. This procurement falls within the school catering services industry category and is currently at the award stage, with the contract effective from 1st September 2018 until 31st August 2023. The total value of the contract is approximately £2,071,665. The supplier, ABM Catering Ltd, has been selected to provide an innovative catering solution suitable for the school’s growing population, which includes 1,160 students and 160 staff members. The original tender period concluded on 29th March 2018.

This tender opportunity presents significant growth potential for businesses in the catering sector, particularly those focused on healthy, innovative food services that can cater to a variety of dietary requirements. Businesses that excel in providing seasonal, locally sourced ingredients and can demonstrate a commitment to sustainability would be particularly competitive. This is an attractive opportunity for both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as the governing body prioritises value for money over simply selecting the lowest bid, allowing for diverse bids that meet the school's educational and ethical standards.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for St Peter's Catholic School (the Client). St Peter's Catholic School is an oversubscribed school situated in a residential area of Guildford, Surrey. It is a co-educational Catholic school established by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, and administered by Surrey County Council. There are currently 1 127 students aged 11-18. Since 2010 the school has opened a GBP 2 000 000 purpose-built Sixth Form Centre and a GBP 1 000 000 Theatre and Liturgical Centre. To accommodate an increased Year 7 intake of 210 students from 9.2017 the completion of a new block is due this summer, comprising a new chapel, 3 art classrooms and 8 English classrooms. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the growing number of students (1 160 from 9.2018 and rising by 30 students each year until 9.2021) and 160 teaching and support staff, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of student tastes and dietary requirements. The client will wish the successful supplier to review the current range of services offered, including Sixth Form provision, and make recommendations accordingly. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1.9.2018 to 31.8.2021 and will operate as a guaranteed performance contract, with the successful Supplier offering the client a guaranteed return/cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the Client for the duration of this contract. The current cost of a 2-course main meal is GBP 2.25 and a cashless system is in operation (a Cunninghams biometric system). The academic year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Up to 5 days are to be used for staff professional development which means that school will be open to receive students up to 190 days. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all school catering services, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch, all hospitality and Free School Meal requirements. Free School Meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and ideally at net food cost. Whilst the Client 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 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 on-site. The Client expects the successful supplier to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its Catholic ethos, demonstrate their commitment to sustainability and support the principles of Every Child Matters. Further information is provided in the SQ Document. 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/st_peters_catholic_school The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 29.3.2018 (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/19b2285d-bab6-400b-820c-dc50af9d09b6 |
| 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 | 7 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Mar 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jul 2018 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2018 - 31 Aug 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,071,665 |
| 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 | GUILDFORD |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode | GU1 2TN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Guildford |
| Electoral ward | Merrow |
| Westminster constituency | Guildford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ABM CATERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 7 Jun 2019 at 16:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19b2285d-bab6-400b-820c-dc50af9d09b6
- 22 Feb 2018 at 11:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3758709d-0da1-455a-b7c4-0f9a8067b47e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19b2285d-bab6-400b-820c-dc50af9d09b6
  7th June 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3758709d-0da1-455a-b7c4-0f9a8067b47e
  22nd February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/st_peters_catholic_school
  SQ Documentation ~ St Peter's Catholic School

## Notice URLs

- http://www.st-petersschool.co.uk

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