The Litmus Partnership: All Saints Catholic College ~ Catering Tender

UK-London: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       All Saints Catholic College
       75 St Charles Square, London, W10 6EL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.allsaintscc.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UKI

   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: All Saints Catholic College ~ 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 full catering services to All Saints Catholic College located at: 75 St Charles Square London, W10 6EL

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 703,328.13
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKI - LONDON
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      LONDON
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide full catering services to All Saints Catholic College located at: 75 St Charles Square London, W10 6EL Background Since Headteacher Andrew O’Neill took up his post in September 2016 the school has been radically transformed. Then girls’ school Sion-Manning, it was undersubscribed, buildings neglected and set to close. Andrew has overhauled the school, doubling the pupil numbers from a low of under 400 to now 820 (840 from September 2023) and securing this summer GCSE results in the top 5% nationally. He embarked on an ambitious refurbishment and expansion programme which has seen over the past 5 years improvements made to every single space in the school. In September 2018, a key part of the transformation saw the school become All Saints Catholic College, a co-educational 11-16 school, admitting boys into the school for the first time. Since the transition the school has gathered real momentum with improved academic success and more families applying to send their children to the school. This rising popularity has seen the school successfully move from 4 forms of entry to 5 and is currently underway with the plans to expand to 6 forms of entry where pupil numbers will reach circa 900. Our success has recently been recognised with an Ofsted grading of Outstanding in all 4 categories (November 2022) and Andrew winning National Secondary Headteacher of the Year as broadcast on BBC’s The One Show (November 2022). Further details can be found School website: https://www.allsaintscc.org.uk/ Basis of Contract The Client wishes to participate in a tender process with the intention of appointing a quality catering company to deliver full catering services. The contract will commence from September 2023 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend up to a maximum of 5 years. The revenue is estimated to be £650,000 (over initial period of 3 years). Objectives The appointed Supplier will have proven experience of delivering quality catering services within secondary schools and should have suitable experience and expertise of successfully increasing pupil meal uptake. Furthermore, the Supplier should ideally have a strong operational base in the local area together with a compelling attitude towards making the lunchtime service appealing, healthy, nutritious and interesting for pupils Ultimately, it is important that the Supplier can demonstrate an ability to manage an efficient catering service through the application of effective staff training, management and quality controls that delivers continual ‘best value’ to the school. 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: 2023/S 000-002302
      
   

   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: 24/05/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         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)
             Accent Catering Ltd, 04298350
             Elizabeth House, 56-60 London Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4HF, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ2
            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: 1,083,333          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 703,328.13
         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.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          All Saints Catholic College
          London, 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: 13/07/2023