The Litmus Partnership: Kettlethorpe High School, Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School, Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School ~ Catering Tender

UK-Wakefield: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Kettlethorpe High School
       Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 7EL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://kettlethorpehigh.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE45

   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: Kettlethorpe High School, Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School, Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School ~ 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:

Kettlethorpe High School, Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7EL

Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School, Stoney Lane, Hall Green, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 3LZ

Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School, Painthorpe Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 3HW

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 2,075,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKE45 - Wakefield
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Wakefield
             

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

Kettlethorpe High School, Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7EL

Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School, Stoney Lane, Hall Green, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 3LZ

Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School, Painthorpe Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 3HW

Contract value = Turnover of £415,000 per annum. Total contract potential value over 5 years £2,075,000

Kettlethorpe, Dane Royd and Mackie Hill schools are independent of each other, however they work closely together, and have combined to tender their catering services to achieve best value. The three schools intend to award their catering contract to a single organisation for an initial 3 year period with two 1 year optional extensions, however they reserve the right to award to separate companies to ensure the most economical advantageous contract is achieved for all three schools. Catering services are currently outsourced with the contractual period ending August 2022. The schools have a combined vision of good food that supports learning, and a successful provider that encourages uptake of both free and paid school meals.

Kettlethorpe High School is a growing community secondary school, with approx. 1619 pupils with capacity for 1660 pupils. Pupils age range is between 11 and 16 years old. There are 13.5% of the pupils eligible for free school meals. The school offers the pupils multiple catering outlets across the school including a traditional dining area, kiosk, retail dining area, and pop up street food offer. Further information on the school can be found here https://kettlethorpehigh.co.uk/

Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School is a community primary school with 315 pupils, with a nursery for 52 pupils- some of which take school meals. The school is over- subscribed with 316 children plus 50 in nursery. The pupils age ranges from 3 to 11 years old. There are 15.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals. The school has a traditional kitchen, with meals served from heated trolleys in the school hall. Further information on the school can be found here https://www.daneroyd.com/

Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School is a community primary school with 207 pupils, with a capacity for 210 pupils. The pupils age ranges from 3 to 11 years old. There are 26.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals. The school has a traditional dining and service area, with the meals being cooked and delivered to the school from the kitchen located at Crigglestone Dane Royd school which is located approx. one mile away. Further information on the school can be found here https://www.mackiehill.co.uk/

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Food / Weighting: 33
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20
      Cost criterion - Name: Service Development / Weighting: 16
      Cost criterion - Name: People / Weighting: 12
      Cost criterion - Name: Management / Weighting: 10
      Cost criterion - Name: Compliance and Cultural Fit / Weighting: 9
            

      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 000-002021
      
   

   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: 002021    
   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: 14/06/2022

      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)
             Cater Link Ltd, 3732298
             Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, RG6 1PT, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ11
            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: 1,713,577.57
         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
          Kettlethorpe High School
          Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 7EL, 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

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School
       Stoney Lane, Hall Green, Wakefield, WF4 3LZ, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.daneroyd.com/
       NUTS Code: UKE45
   
   2: Contracting Authority
       Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School
       Painthorpe Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3HW, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.mackiehill.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE45