The Litmus Partnership: Gloucestershire Learning Alliance ~ Catering Tender

UK-Gloucestershire: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Gloucestershire Learning Alliance
       Tobyfield Road, Bishop's Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8NN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.gloucslearningalliance.org.uk/index.asp
       NUTS Code: UKK13

   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: Gloucestershire Learning Alliance ~ 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 Gloucestershire Learning Alliance.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 900,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK13 - Gloucestershire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Gloucestershire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful tenderer will be required to provide all catering services within the Trust, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.

The Gloucestershire Learning Alliance 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:

•Springbank Primary Academy.
•Rowanfield Junior School.
•Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy.
•Longford Park Primary Academy.
•Rowanfield Infant School.
•Badsey First School.
•Tredington Community Primary School
•Great Oldbury School

The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 August 2022 until 31 July 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 Gloucestershire 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 £300,00.00 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 Gloucestershire Learning Alliance 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 school is opening that is being currently built in Bishop’s Cleeve and is a three form entry and will open in September 2023, the successful contractor will provide the catering service at Greenacres within the scope of this catering contract.

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

      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: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/R29BX53X7G


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 000-016934
      
   

   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: 016934    
   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: 08/06/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 6
         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: 6

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Compass Contract Services (UK) trading as Chartwells, 2114954
             Parklands Court, 24 Parklands, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9PZ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKG31
            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: 965,928
         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
          Gloucestershire Learning Alliance
          Tobyfield Road, Bishop's Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8NN, 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