The Litmus Partnership: Tees Valley Education Trust ~ Catering Tender

UK-Cleveland: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Tees Valley Education Trust
       Kedward Avenue, Brambles Farm, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS3 9DB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE2

   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: Tees Valley Education 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 Tees Valley Education.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 2,426,933
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKE2 - North Yorkshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      North Yorkshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Tees Valley Education is a trust compromising of five academies located in Middlesbrough and Redcar local authority areas. Four of the schools are primary; Brambles; Pennyman; Dormanstown and Wilton Primary Academies. Discovery Special Academy is the fifth academy in the trust and currently growing its secondar provision with year 7 to year 9 pupils installed by September 2025. The further cohorts of Year 10 and 11 will be installed by September 2027. The academy by 2027 will be 175-places special school for nursery, primary and secondary age children. As of September 2023, the trust has 1259 pupils and 264 teaching and support staff.
The Trust continues to grow and expand both in terms of the quality and range of educational provision, as well as the number of academies and children and young people, it serves.
Please 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: 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 000-013419
      
   

   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: 21/10/2024

      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)
             Aspens Services Ltd, 06561073
             Ground Floor, Teme House, Whittington Hall, Whittington, WR5 2RY, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKG2
            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: 2,500,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 2,426,933
         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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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Tees Valley Education Trust
          Kedward Avenue, Brambles Farm, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS3 9DB, 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: 06/11/2024

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Brambles Primary Academy
       Kedward Avenue, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS3 9DB, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://brambles.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE2
   
   2: Contracting Authority
       Discovery Special Academy
       Sandy Flatts Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.discoveryspecialacademy.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE2
   
   3: Contracting Authority
       Dormanstown Primary Academy
       South Avenue, Dormanstown, Redcar, Redcar & Cleveland, TS10 5LY, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://dormanstown.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE2
   
   4: Contracting Authority
       Pennyman Primary Academy
       Fulbeck Road, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS3 0QS, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://pennyman.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE2
   
   5: Contracting Authority
       Wilton Primary Academy
       Lazenby, Middlesborough, Cleveland, TS6 8DY, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://wilton.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE2