The Litmus Partnership: Accord Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender

UK-West Yorkshire: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Accord Multi Academy Trust
       Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://accordmat.org/
       NUTS Code: UKE4

   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: Accord Multi Academy 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 successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Accord Multi Academy Trust (located in the Wakefield area) with the following schools;
~ Horbury Primary Academy, Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW
~ Middlestown Primary Academy, Cross Road, Middlestown, Wakefield, WF4 5QE
~ Horbury Academy, Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE
~ Ossett Academy, Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, WF5 0DG

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 7,083,928
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKE4 - West Yorkshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      West Yorkshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Accord Multi Academy Trust (located in the Wakefield area) with the following schools;
~ Horbury Primary Academy, Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW
~ Middlestown Primary Academy, Cross Road, Middlestown, Wakefield, WF4 5QE
~ Horbury Academy, Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE
~ Ossett Academy, Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, WF5 0DG

Contract value = £800k per annum current turnover
The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
Accord Multi Academy Trust has approx. 3,466 pupils
Horbury Primary 449
Middlestown Primary Academy 196
Ossett Academy 1730
Horbury Academy 1091

The two primary schools are currently outsourced, and the secondary schools are managed in house. The Trust is putting its catering contract out to tender for all 4 schools with a contract start date of 1st September 2024 and a phased approach. The contract management for the 2 primary schools, will commence 1st September 2024 with the two secondary schools following in January 2025.

Horbury Primary Academy is currently a receiving kitchen, so catering for the first term will be produced by the Trust in House team at Ossett Academy and transferred to Horbury Primary. The successful provider will be asked to contribute to the management of the catering at the two secondary schools on an Executive Lease type arrangement for the first term, this to include the set up and overseeing of the production and transfer of meals for Horbury Primary Academy. The awarded contractor will need to make provision for investment for Horbury Primary to be a production kitchen from 1st January 2025.
There will be members of catering staff who are in the Local Government Pension Scheme. Therefore, Admitted Body Status will apply.
In addition, it is worth noting that Accord has recently had approval from the DfE to onboard a further school which has 88 pupils and is in the same locality. Subject to the transfer going ahead, when their current catering contract is due for review (31st March 2025) there would be an opportunity to bring that school under the same provider at that time.

The Trusts’ Vision and Values are:
At Accord, we celebrate our differences through strong collaboration and inspire all members of our learning community to be the best they can be. We believe that working together makes us stronger and the support and challenge of each other enriches each of our academies and the Trust.

Our academies work on the following key principles:
Ambitious for our young people and staff
Creating a positive climate and an ethos for learning and success
Collaborative to secure the best possible learning experiences for young people and staff.
Opening Doors for parents, carers and the community and being fully inclusive
Resilient in order to develop young people and staff a mindset for success.
Dynamic and reflective learning communities

      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: September 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 000-008634
      
   

   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: 03/07/2024

      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)
             Mellors catering services, 07717083
             West Lancs Technology Centre, White Moss Business Park, Moss Lane View, Skelmersdale, WN8 9TN, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKD4
            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: 4,000,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 7,083,928
         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. 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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=882612691

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Accord Multi Academy Trust
          Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG, 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: 14/08/2024

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Horbury Primary Academy
       Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://horburyprimary.accordmat.org/
       NUTS Code: UKE4
   
   2: Contracting Authority
       Middlestown Primary Academy
       Cross Road, Middlestown, Wakefield, WF4 5QE, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://middlestown.accordmat.org/
       NUTS Code: UKE4
   
   3: Contracting Authority
       Horbury Academy
       Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://horbury.accordmat.org/
       NUTS Code: UKE4
   
   4: Contracting Authority
       Ossett Academy
       Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://ossett.accordmat.org/
       NUTS Code: UKE4