UK-Lancashire: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Lydiate Primary School
Lambshear Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, Lancashire, L31 2JZ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.lydiateprimary.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKD4

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: Lydiate Primary School ~ Catering Services 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 Lydiate Primary School near Liverpool.

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

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 50,000

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

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

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKD4 - Lancashire

Main site or place of performance:
Lancashire


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Lydiate Primary School near Liverpool

Contract value £300,000(3 years) based on meals for Lydiate primary school and approx. 130 meals delivered to another local school.

The contract is for the delivery of catering services commencing 1st September 2022 for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for a further two years.

Lydiate Primary School is a Community School of 351 3-11 year old pupils situated in the village of Lydiate in the borough of Sefton, Lydiate is situated between Liverpool and Southport.

The school has a main kitchen and dining area which caters for the children on site and also currently provides food for two other schools. One school has confirmed that it wishes to continue with this arrangement and the other will not.


Lydiate Primary Schools motto is 'Inspire, Achieve, Prepare for Life' the school is at thriving, happy school which is always striving to improve.
This will be a first generation contract currently managed by Sefton Council. TUPE will apply and there will be the requirement for Admitted Body Status to the local government pension scheme if there is a change of provider.

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: 2022/S 000-002734



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: 002734
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: 17/06/2022

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 2

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

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

Contractor (No.1)
Mellors Catering Services, 7717083
West Lancs Technology Centre, White Moss Business Park, Moss Lane View, Skelmersdale, WN8 9TN, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKD4
The contractor is an SME: No

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: 673,296
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
Lydiate Primary School
Lancashire, 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