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title: "The Piggott School -- Tender for Catering Services."
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# The Piggott School -- Tender for Catering Services.

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d94283fb-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is seeking tenders for catering services at The Piggott School, located in Wokingham, England. This procurement process is currently in the award stage, having published its notice on 30 June 2016. The contract, valued at £1.21 million, is set for a duration of three years, from 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2021, with an option to extend by a further two years. Interested parties must respond to the pre-qualification questionnaire by 29 July 2016 to participate in this selective tender, which allows for variant bids alongside conforming ones.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in school catering services, particularly those focusing on innovative and healthy food options. Companies that can showcase their ability to cater for diverse dietary requirements and offer fresh, locally sourced ingredients are likely to stand out. Additionally, firms with the capacity to engage in work experience and apprenticeship programmes may align well with the school's objectives, enhancing their bid potential and fostering growth in the educational sector.

## Notice

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services at The Piggott School. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 1 332 students on roll and approximately 190 teaching and support staff, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The School would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly. The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 2017 to 2020. +2 years and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with The Piggott School for the duration of this contract. The School year is based on a calendar of 190 days. 5 days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the School, which currently includes morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost. Whilst the School 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 approximate value of the current contract is: 2014 / 15: 244 032 GBP; 2015 / 16 (1.8.2015-31.5.2016): 243 925 GBP. The Piggott School expects the successful contractor 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 School expects the successful tenderer to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Every Child Matters. The School believes that success should be celebrated and that pupils should enjoy their time at school; if lessons are stimulating and challenging then students will love learning. Much time therefore, is spent reviewing and planning schemes of work to ensure that they are differentiated to meet the needs of all students. As a result, the School are very enthusiastic regarding work experience and apprenticeship proposals and would welcome the input of the successful Contractor. (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/the_piggott_school_catering_services The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 29.7.2016 (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/70a45f8c-2d04-49b8-9091-df14db8429c1 |
| 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 | 24 Jul 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Jul 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Nov 2016 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,210,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,700,000 |
| 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 | WOKINGHAM |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG10 8DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Wokingham |
| Electoral ward | Thames |
| Westminster constituency | Wokingham |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## 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

- 24 Jul 2017 at 10:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/70a45f8c-2d04-49b8-9091-df14db8429c1
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1aea45ff-bdc5-4fe5-8044-dcdf13d7034f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/70a45f8c-2d04-49b8-9091-df14db8429c1
  24th July 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1aea45ff-bdc5-4fe5-8044-dcdf13d7034f
  30th June 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/the_piggott_school_catering_services
  PQQ Documentation ~ The Piggott School

## Notice URLs

- http://www.piggott.wokingham.sch.uk

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