The Litmus Partnership: Graveney Trust ~ Catering Tender

UK-London: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Graveney Trust
       Graveney School, Welham Road, London, SW17 9BU, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.graveneytrust.org/index.asp
       NUTS Code: UKI

   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: Graveney Trust ~ 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 Trust wishes to appoint a single supplier to deliver full catering services to all schools. The contract will commence from 1st August 2024 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend for a further period of 1 plus 1 years. v

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 5,858,323.82
                  
         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: Graveney Trust is a MAT based in Tooting, London which formally came into existence in April 2013. The Trust has responsibility for Graveney School, which has a history of outstanding achievement over very many years, with five outstanding Ofsted inspections to its credit in the last couple of decades. Also, in the Trust is Tooting Primary School which opened in 2013 and Franciscan Primary School which joined in 2018.

Trust Schools:
Graveney School
Welham Road,
SW17 9BU

Tooting Primary School
Franciscan Road
SW17 8HE

Franciscan Primary School
221 Franciscan Road
SW17 8HQ

Background
Graveney School: A mixed secondary schools with circa 2,200 pupils aged 11-18. The school has approximately 15% of pupils eligible for free school meals.
Tooting Primary School: A mixed primary school with circa 400 pupils aged 4-11.
Franciscan Primary School: A mixed primary school with circa 300 pupils aged 2-11. The school has nursery classes

Basis of Contract
The Trust wishes to appoint a single supplier to deliver full catering services to all schools. The contract will commence from 1st August 2024 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend for a further period of 1 plus 1 years.
The total turnover estimated for all schools is circa £2.8 million (over 3 years).

Objectives
The appointed Supplier will have:
•Significant experience of delivering quality catering services within a MAT containing both Secondary and Primary schools.
•Sufficient local resources to ensure the required level of service is constantly maintained.
•Familiarity with successfully managing high volume commercial budgets in secondary schools
•Proven ability to grow sales and increasing pupil meal uptake
•A compelling attitude towards making the lunchtime service appealing, healthy and educational for children.

      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 is a Contract Award Notice. This contract has already been awarded.


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted Accelerated
         Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: Contract start date.

   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 000-006114
      
   

   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: 01/07/2024

      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)
             Innovate Services Ltd, 06420662
             St Andrews House, West Street, Woking, GU216EB, 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: 4,600,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 5,858,323.82
         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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https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=874818536

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Graveney Trust
          Graveney School, Welham Road, London, SW17 9BU, 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: 11/07/2024

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Graveney School
       Welham Road, London, SW17 9BU, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.graveney.org/
       NUTS Code: UKI
   
   2: Contracting Authority
       Tooting Primary School
       Franciscan Road, London, SW17 8HE, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.tootingprimary.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKI
   
   3: Contracting Authority
       Franciscan Primary School
       221 Franciscan Road, London, SW17 8HQ, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.franciscan.wandsworth.sch.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKI