The Litmus Partnership: Kings Heath Boys School ~ Catering Tender

UK-Birmingham: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Kings Heath Boys School
       Chamberlain Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0QP, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.kingsheathboys.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKG31

   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: Kings Heath Boys 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 and hospitality services for the Kings Heath Boys School.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 902,686.26
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKG31 - Birmingham
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Birmingham
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Outstanding schools have a burning desire to get the best possible deal for children in every respect. They are places where the culture of achievement runs deep with clear vision in their commitments and wording that all the students work towards, throughout the academic year.
At Kings Heath Boys we have high expectations for all our students and we continually 'strive for excellence'. Our aim is to foster a happy, caring environment where students feel nurtured and safe to achieve the very best that they can. We are a stimulating, caring and diverse school with strong partnerships between the school, its students, their families, and the local community. Our students flourish because they feel supported, encouraged, and enthused by all around them.
We have high standards for students regarding attendance, punctuality, attitudes to learning and their willingness to take an active role in school life. This is testament to the wonderful staff at the school who strive to provide the highest quality teaching and learning, wider learning opportunities and individualised pastoral care.
We are delighted that from September 2024, we will be enrolling both boys and girls to our school as we become Kings Heath Secondary School. We have completed a great deal of work on our site and our curriculum to ensure that this is successful and that we continue to provide an excellent education to all of our students who will benefit from our excellent academic and pastoral provision.
Our ambitious curriculum prepares students for academic success and for life beyond school, whilst being balanced and appropriate to the individual needs of our learners.
Our values sit at the heart of our curriculum and empower each child to develop the attitudes and characteristics to thrive in every aspect of their lives. Our students strive for excellence in all aspects of life, becoming active participants in the school community, ready for the next stage of their education.
Leaders at all levels ensure that the school provides educational provision to the highest standard, having a positive impact on all students.


Kings Heath Boys School catering aims:
•To ensure that the whole school community understands the importance of a nutritionally balanced diet in promoting health. and wellbeing.
•To offer students and staff a range of value for money options, suitable for all customer’s budgets to maximise uptake of the catering service.
•To stimulate student interest in the service through promotions, variety, new foods, and links between to the curriculum

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 school. 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 every day. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st of September 2024 until 31st of August 2027, with the option to extend for a further two years.

See SQ Document for more information.

      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


   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 000-007730
      
   

   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: 27/06/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         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)
             Cater Link Limited, 03732298
             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: 800,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 902,686.26
         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=878104609

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Kings Heath Boys School
          Chamberlain Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0QP, 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: 25/07/2024