UK-North Somerset: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

I.1) Name and addresses
Clevedon Leaning Trust
Valley Road, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 6AH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.clevedonlearningtrust.org.uk/index.asp
NUTS Code: UKK12

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Clevedon Learning Trust ~ 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 Clevedon Learning Trust.

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 23/08/2021

VI.6) Original notice reference:

Notice Reference: 2021 - 331168
Notice number in OJ S: Not Provided
Date of dispatch of the original notice: 22/07/2021

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

VII.1.1) Reason for change: Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority

VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1

Section Number: II.2.4
Lot No: Not provided
Place of text to be modified: Description of the procurement
Instead of: The successful tenderer will be required to provide all catering services within the Trust, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.
Clevedon Learning Trust is an established Multi Academy Trust (MAT) which includes currently the following academies where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification from the contract commencement. The Schools which currently form the Trust are:
1.Mary Elton (currently offering a delivered service to All Saints)
2.Yeo Moor
3.St Nicholas Chantry
4.Tickenham
5.Northgate (currently offering a delivered service to Puriton and Westonzoyland)
6.Westover Green
7.Willowdown (currently offering a delivered service Wembdon and Woolavington)
8.Chestnut Park
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 April 2022 until 31 March 2025, with the option to extend for a further term excluding the right to further extend. The contract being offered and will be guaranteed performance in nature.
The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of all catering services within the Trust. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations across all Schools.
Regular customer and parental engagement will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term
These new standards of operation should meet the needs of the pupils moving forwards into this contract term. The current range of foods needs to be expanded along with the service provision. It is one of the objectives of this tender that the successful contractor will utilise the local supply chain and farming” belt” in North Somerset to source all fresh produce, namely being:
Bakery Products
Meat
Fruit and Vegetables
Dairy Products
The contract will operate on guaranteed cost per year with all universal free school meals, free school meals and hospitality being charged based on consumption and at net food cost.
The approximate cost of the contract per annum is £450,000.00 plus VAT
The Multi Academy Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the trust during this contract period, and the provision of catering services within these schools when they have joined the MAT will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful contractor will be expected to provide this service within these additional schools using the same costing model, ratios etc. that they applied to their successful tender submission for the Clevedon Learning Trust at the point of tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the MAT.
Indeed a new three form entry Primary School is being built in Bishops Cleeve “Greenacres” which is due to open in September 2023 and whose catering provision will fall under the scope of this contract once opened
Please note: Further schools may be added to the contract during the tender process and during the life of the contract as detailed above.
Read: The successful tenderer will be required to provide all catering services within the Trust, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.

Clevedon Learning Trust is an established Multi Academy Trust (MAT) which includes currently the following academies where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification from the contract commencement. The Schools which currently form the Trust are:

1.Mary Elton (currently offering a delivered service to All Saints)
2.Yeo Moor
3.St Nicholas Chantry
4.Tickenham
5.Northgate (currently offering a delivered service to Puriton and Westonzoyland)
6.Westover Green
7.Willowdown (currently offering a delivered service Wembdon and Woolavington)
8.Chestnut Park

The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 April 2022 until 31 March 2025, with the option to extend for a further term excluding the right to further extend. The contract being offered and will be guaranteed performance in nature.

The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of all catering services within the Trust. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations across all Schools.

Regular customer and parental engagement will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term
These new standards of operation should meet the needs of the pupils moving forwards into this contract term. The current range of foods needs to be expanded along with the service provision. It is one of the objectives of this tender that the successful contractor will utilise the local supply chain and farming” belt” in North Somerset to source all fresh produce, namely being:

Bakery Products
Meat
Fruit and Vegetables
Dairy Products

The contract will operate on a guaranteed return or subsidy with all universal free school meals and free school meals charged to the client monthly at gross tariff price. All hospitality charged on a net food cost basis.

The approximate cost of the contract per annum is £450,000.00 plus VAT

The Multi Academy Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the trust during this contract period, and the provision of catering services within these schools when they have joined the MAT will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful contractor will be expected to provide this service within these additional schools using the same costing model, ratios etc. that they applied to their successful tender submission for the Clevedon Learning Trust at the point of tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the MAT.

A new primary school Chestnut Park, Yatton, North Somerset is currently being built and the first intake of pupils will be from September 2021.

Please note: Further schools may be added to the contract during the tender process and during the life of the contract as detailed above.


VII.2) Other 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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-North-Somerset:-School-catering-services./H2U6W49276

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