UK-Birmingham: School catering services.
UK-Birmingham: School catering services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B73 5PT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.suttcold.bham.sch.uk/
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: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls ~ 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 Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 2,327,574.44
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 Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls.
The catering service provision is currently managed by the AiP on a 3 and half year contract which expires at the end of July 2024. To ensure that best value principles are applied the Governors and Senior Leaders of the Trust have decided to tender the catering services.
School’s Vision & Ethos
Our vision is for all students to have a love of learning, a positive and resilient approach with a strong sense of community.
Each individual student will be encouraged to be aspirational, prepared for their future and inspired to make a difference.
Key Statistics about the school
The school is a selective school in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands teaching girls 11-18, taking in students from all over Birmingham and the wider area coming from all backgrounds. In the recent Times Parent Power list, the School was listed in the top 30 schools in the Country and 4 in the West Midlands. At the last census there were just over 1,200 students of which around 8% are eligible for Free School Meals and there are over 100 staff.
In 2022-23 Catering income was around £300k with a further increase of sales of around 10% in Autumn Term 2023-24.
Objectives
We want our catering company to offer a high quality service to all our students, staff and visitors that matches the educational experience they receive on a daily basis all of the essential abilities and skills to provide an outstanding catering service to our students, staff and visitors at our school.
You should have the knowledge of how to provide exceptional dining experiences in schools, manage staff and the whole catering function.
Providing a high quality and reliable catering service has a major effect on the whole learning experience for all our students, staff and visitors and this is why the School is passionate about having very high quality catering facilities, with excellent food choices which are nutritionally balanced for everyone. Having excellent customer care, the caterer should be polite, diplomatic and thoughtful while dealing with all our students, staff and visitors.
The way you operate in our school is crucial to ensure customer satisfaction and to encourage students continue to use the facilities and enjoy the meal times.
Your menus and pricing structure need to be clear to the students so that they can understand exactly what the offer is to them offering great value to students.
We are looking for a refreshing and innovative approach that reflects, amongst other things, the changing profile of student life and their food preferences and types and preferred styles of dining including a wide range of vegan and vegetarian options which is very popular with our student body.
It’s essential to the school that the contractors bidding for this tender think broadly about all issues and not just the core catering service to compete and be successful in obtaining the contract of the school. We would like the contractors to always be on the lookout for new ways of doing things, coming up with new solutions for many common problems such as how you have dealt with the cost of living crisis in managing price increases
Contractors are requested to ensure they consider all the aspects of service delivery and think carefully about the catering requirements.
The School already knows that the successful provision of catering services is very much dependent on the development of a good working relationship between the Client of a facility and the contractor’s catering manager and catering team on site. The contractor is expected to use its best endeavors to cultivate such a relationship to benefit the smooth running of each establishment.
Please see the SQ Document for more information.
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: Please note this contract has already been awarded.
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: 2024/S 000-003047
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: Not Provided
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: 20/06/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
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: Not Provided
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
Contractor (No.1)
Aspens Services Ltd, 06561073
Ground Floor,, Teme House, Whittington Hall, Whittington, WR5 2RY, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKG12
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: 1,500,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 2,327,574.44
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. It will be the supplier'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 contract 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.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B73 5PT, 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: 06/08/2024