The Litmus Partnership: The Partnership Trust ~ Catering and Hospitality Services Tender V2

UK-Bath: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       The Partnership Trust
       Mulberry Lodge, Longfellow Road, Radstock, Bath, BA3 3AL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://thepartnershiptrust.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK12

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes          
      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: The Partnership Trust ~ Catering and Hospitality Services Tender V2            
      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 and hospitality services for The Partnership Trust

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 6,636,673
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and hospitality services for The Partnership Trust
The Partnership Trust comprises of seventeen schools, both nursery and primaries’, which are located in or around Bath, Bristol and Somerset and The Partnership Trust Head Office location is Mulberry Lodge, Longfellow Road, Radstock Bath, BA3-3AL, which is at the heart of the community. The schools are: -
The Partnership Trust is a well-established Multi Academy Trust situated in North Somerset and Bath & Northeast Somerset, will include at the commencement to this contract the following schools where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification at each school from the contract commencement.
The Partnership Trust - Our Mission, Vision and Values
https://thepartnershiptrust.co.uk/our-mission-vision-and-values/
The duration of the contract being offered is three years commencing on April 2025 and concluding on March 2028, with the potential for an extension of up to a further two years on the same terms and conditions without 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.
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 a truly local supply chain and the farming” belt” in the North Somerset/BANES/Bristol area to source all fresh produce, namely being:
Bakery Products
Meat
Fruit and Vegetables
Dairy Products
The contract at each school will operate on a guaranteed basis (return or subsidy) with all universal free school meals and free school meals charged to the client monthly at net food cost only. All hospitality is to be charged on a net food cost basis.
The approximate cost of the contract currently
The successful contractor will be expected to put forwards both innovation and their proposals for making this contract more environmentally sensitive and carbon neutral moving into this contract term both by way of contract delivery, and also within the successful contractor’s organisation, thus working to deliver The Partnership Trust environmental policies. Your approach to sustainability should mirror that of The Partnership Trust
The terms and conditions of employment and recognition offered to the catering operatives should be both progressive and forward thinking ensuring that the staffing establishment is complete at all times and staff turnover is kept to a minimum
The Partnership Trust 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 Partnership 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.
Please note: Further schools may be added to the contract during the tender process and during the life of the contract as detailed above.
The contract value for this tender is £1,305,169 per annum.
For more information please see the SQ Document

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 30
            

      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 is a contract award notice, 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 000-017936
      
   

   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: 20/12/2024

      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: 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)
             MiQuill Catering Ltd, 06886456
             Suite 109, 79 Friar Street, Worcester, WR1 2NT, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKG1
            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: 7,831,014          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 6,636,673
         Currency: GBP

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

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=945608229
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          The Partnership Trust
          Mulberry Lodge, Longfellow Road, Radstock, Bath, BA3 3AL, 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: 29/04/2025

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Cameley Primary School
       Meadway, Cloud, Bristol, BS39 5BD, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.cameleyprimaryschool.org/
       NUTS Code: UKK1
   
   2: Contracting Authority
       Castle Primary School
       Newlands Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2TS, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.castle.bathnes.sch.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK1
   
   3: Contracting Authority
       Chew Magna Primary School
       Butham Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8RQ, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.chewmagna.bathnes.sch.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK1
   
   4: Contracting Authority
       Farmborough Church Primary School
       The Street, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0FY, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.farmboroughchurchprimary.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK12
   
   5: Contracting Authority
       Fosse Way School
       Longfellow Road, Radstock, Bath, BA3 3AL, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.fossewayschool.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK12
   
   6: Contracting Authority
       Hayesdown First School
       Wyville Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2BN, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.hayesdownschool.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK23
   
   7: Contracting Authority
       Horrington Primary School
       Bath Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3EB, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.horringtonprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK23
   
   8: Contracting Authority
       Marksbury C of E Primary School
       Marksbury, Bath, BA2 9HS, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.marksbury.bathnes.sch.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK12
   
   9: Contracting Authority
       Moorlands Infant Schools
       Chantry, Mead Road, Bath, BA2 2DE, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://moorlands-school.org/
       NUTS Code: UKK12
   
   10: Contracting Authority
       Moorlands Junior School
       Chantry, Mead Road, Bath, BA2 2DE, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://moorlands-school.org/
       NUTS Code: UKK12
   
   11: Contracting Authority
       Nunney First School
       Catch Road, Nunney, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4NE, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://nunneyfirstschool.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK23
   
   12: Contracting Authority
       Paulton Infant School
       Plumptre Close, Paulton, Bath, BS39 7QY, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.paultoninfantschool.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK12
   
   13: Contracting Authority
       Pensford Primary School
       Pensford Hill, Pensford, Bristol, BS39 4AA, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.pensfordschool.org/
       NUTS Code: UKK1
   
   14: Contracting Authority
       Roundhill Primary School
       Mount Road, Southdown, Bath, BA2 1LG, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.roundhill-pri.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK12
   
   15: Contracting Authority
       The Mendip School
       Edmund Rack Road, Prestleigh, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4FZ, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.themendipschool.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK23
   
   16: Contracting Authority
       St Mary’s C of E Primary & Nursery
       Old Road, Writhlington, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3NG, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.stmaryswrithlington.co.uk/web/
       NUTS Code: UKK23
   
   17: Contracting Authority
       Weston All Saints Primary School
       Broadmoor Lane, Weston, Bath, BA1 4JR, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.wasp-school.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK12