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title: "Farlingaye High School -- Tender for Catering Services."
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buyer: "THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD"
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# Farlingaye High School -- Tender for Catering Services.

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f49fa518-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The recent procurement process pertains to catering services for Farlingaye High School, located in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Managed by The Litmus Partnership Ltd, this tender aims to enhance the dining experience for approximately 1,940 students, including those in the sixth form. The procurement method employed is a selective, restricted procedure, with the contract set to start on 1st April 2017 and last for three years, potentially extendable by mutual agreement. Interested parties were required to submit their Pre-Qualification Questionnaires by 19th September 2016, and the total contract value is estimated at £1,050,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in catering and food services, to innovate and refresh dining facilities within an educational environment. Companies that can demonstrate flexibility in sourcing quality local produce and a commitment to customer engagement will be particularly well-suited for this contract. The successful bidder will also be expected to provide investment into improvements, making this an attractive opportunity for SMEs looking to expand their portfolio within the public sector.

## Notice

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services at Farlingaye High School. Rated as 'outstanding' in its latest Ofsted report, Farlingaye High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. There are currently 1 940 pupils on roll, including 462 in the 6th Form. 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 students, 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 covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the School, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements, which are to be recharged on consumption at 'net' food cost only. The duration of the contract being offered is initially for 3 years commencing on 1.4.2017 and concluding on 31.3.2020. There will be an option to extend the contract for a further 2 years by mutual agreement. It will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of core catering services. In addition, as highlighted above, the commercial contract will operate on a guaranteed return. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with Farlingaye High School for the duration of this contract. As a school who are continually seeking ways to improve and develop the ethos and environment for students and staff, to give them the facilities they deserve and need to meet the challenges of the 21st Century, the School are looking for the successful tenderer to provide inward capital investment to refresh and rejuvenate the catering facilities thus improving on the current provision. This will be discussed in more detail with shortlisted companies at the site meeting. 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 20 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. 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/farlingaye_high_school The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 19.9.2016 (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/bb3bc74f-ec2a-4183-ae12-df42954a52d3 |
| 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 | 10 Apr 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Sep 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jan 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,050,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,123,521 |
| 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 | WOODBRIDGE |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP12 4JX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH63 East Suffolk |
| Local authority | East Suffolk |
| Electoral ward | Woodbridge |
| Westminster constituency | Suffolk Coastal |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CATER LINK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 10 Apr 2017 at 12:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb3bc74f-ec2a-4183-ae12-df42954a52d3
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d57c745f-4cb3-4414-af9d-f4d230683500

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb3bc74f-ec2a-4183-ae12-df42954a52d3
  10th April 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d57c745f-4cb3-4414-af9d-f4d230683500
  31st July 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/farlingaye_high_school
  PQQ Documentatin - Farlingaye High School

## Notice URLs

- http://www.farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk

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