UK-Birmingham: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Paganel Primary School
Swinford Road, Birmingham, B29 5TG, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://paganelschool.com/
NUTS Code: UKG31

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity:
Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Paganel Primary School ~ Catering Tender
Reference number: Not Provided

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
55524000 - School catering services.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Paganel Primary School.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 465,355

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKG31 - Birmingham

Main site or place of performance:
Birmingham


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Paganel Primary School.

Paganel Primary School is situated in Selly Oak, South Birmingham, and currently has 338 children on roll.

Our whole school target is:
‘The Pursuit of Greatness’ this is underpinned by the core values of Respect, Enquire and Persevere
The contract will commence on 1 August 2022 for an initial period of three years, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of two years at the discretion of the governing body. This is the first time the market has been tested for the catering service.

The 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 contractor to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its stated target. The School requires Year one Menus to be fully compliant with the Food for Life Silver standard, moving to Gold standard in Year two of the contract onwards.

The contract covers the scope for the provision of catering services within the School, which currently, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. The School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, prepared on-site.

The School intends to focus heavily on healthy, fresh, seasonal, locally sourced produce and sees the catering service as an exciting opportunity to complement the overall student experience, through the regular introduction of new ingredients, themed and promotional events. The successful contractor will be required to play their part in acting as a catalyst for improvement of the pupil experience. Approximately 27% of the current pupil roll are Muslims, though at present there are no plans for a specific Halal catering provision.

The successful contractor will work closely with the School to manage the provision of catering and the overall ‘meal experience. Contractor’s thoughts regarding how to support the School’s strategic objective of being ‘cashless’ within the term of the initial contract are welcome.
The School invites bidders to consider offers of Capital Investment.

Currently Years 3-6 are charged £2.30 a day for a school meal. Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are eligible for Universal Free School Meals, at no cost to the parents/carers

The contract includes a service on each of the 190 full academic days and by agreement for the 5 inset days. Annual catering revenue for the year ending 31st March 2021 was £93,071

See SQ Document for further details.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No


II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No
A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJEU: 2021/S 000-027611



IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: 027611
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Not Provided

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 27/05/2022

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
Miquill Catering Ltd, 06886456
Suite 109, 79 Friar Street, Worcester, WR1 2NT, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKG12
The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot: 504,041.67
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
Paganel Primary School
Birmingham, United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 02/08/2022