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title: "Aylesford School and Sixth Form College -- Tender for Catering Services."
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# Aylesford School and Sixth Form College -- Tender for Catering Services.

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f497d6f4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Litmus Partnership Ltd is seeking bids for a three-year contract to provide catering services at Aylesford School and Sixth Form College, located in Warwick, England. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, having been completed on 14 February 2017, with the contract set to commence on 1 August 2017 and run until 31 July 2020. The total contract value is approximately £591,890, and the main category of procurement is school catering services. Tenderers were required to submit their pre-qualification questionnaires by 9 September 2016.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in catering, particularly those focused on educational settings. Companies with innovative food service solutions that can cater to a diverse student population, including dietary requirements, will be particularly well-suited. The contract allows for a guaranteed return and offers scope for bidders to propose new concepts and enhancements to the existing service, making it an attractive proposition for SMEs aiming to expand their service offerings in the educational sector.

## Notice

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services at Aylesford School and Sixth Form College. Aylesford School and Sixth Form College is a forward thinking, exciting and educationally challenging environment. All of the schools fundamental principles centre on the teaching and learning experience, with students at the core of all work. The School believe in academic rigour and the concept of improving on previous best. Aylesford School is proud of the school ethos, their teachers and students and the learning relationship that they nurture. Aylesford School prepare their students to access higher education or employment and guide and encourage them to be good citizens capable of adapting to adult life in the 21st century. 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 growing numbers of secondary and primary students on roll. Currently there are 760 students on roll (rising to approximately 839 in 2016/2017, 930 in 2017/2018 and 1 005 in 2018/2019) and 105 teaching and support staff, all of whom have a focus on the introduction of exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of Secondary and Primary Student 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 1.8.017 until 31.7.2020 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 Aylesford School and Sixth Form College for the duration of this contract. The School year is based on a calendar of 195 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 breakfast club, 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. The value of the current contract, from April 2015 -- March 2016 is circa: Cash Sales: 105 000 GBP; Free School Meal/Client Issue Sales: 28 500 GBP. 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/aylesford_school_catering_services The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 9.9.2016 (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/405b839b-28a8-4192-ae54-c851570f629d |
| 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 | 13 Apr 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Sep 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Feb 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2017 - 31 Jul 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £591,889 |
| 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 | WARWICK |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV34 6XR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Warwick Aylesford |
| Westminster constituency | Warwick and Leamington |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALLIANCE IN PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 13 Apr 2017 at 17:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/405b839b-28a8-4192-ae54-c851570f629d
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65ecf50b-3417-47cd-8af9-4c37537016f9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/405b839b-28a8-4192-ae54-c851570f629d
  13th April 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65ecf50b-3417-47cd-8af9-4c37537016f9
  31st July 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/aylesford_school_catering_services
  PQQ Documentation - Aylesford School and Sixth Form College

## Notice URLs

- http://www.aylesford-elearning.net

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