The Litmus Partnership: Leamington Primary School Cluster ~ Catering Tender

UK-Warwickshire: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Milverton Primary School
       Greatheed Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6ES, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.milvertonprimaryschool.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKG13

   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: Leamington Primary School Cluster ~ 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 four Primary schools in and around the Leamington area.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,417,364.23
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKG13 - Warwickshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Warwickshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The four schools will all be set up as separate contracts, duration of the contracts being offered is three years commencing on April 1st 2025, and concluding on March 31st 2028 apart from Telford Infant School which will start on April 1st 2026 and conclude on March 31st 2029. The contracts will be on a guaranteed performance basis offering a fixed annual return and or subsidy to each school. There will be the option to extend the contract for a further term of two years.
It is expected that the successful contractor will have experience in providing food for pupils at similar sized schools and understand the requirements of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards & Requirements).
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 schools. This includes breakfast clubs, hospitality for visitors and provision for inset days.
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 within the schools. Regular customer and parental engagement will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term.
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: 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 000-020116
      
   

   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: 18/12/2024

      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)
             MiQuill Catering Ltd, 06886456
             Suite 109, 79 Friar Street, Worcester, WR1 2NT, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKG1
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1,295,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,417,364.23
         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=923173808

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Milverton Primary School
          Greatheed Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6ES, 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: 05/02/2025

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Warwick
       Wathen Road, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 5BG, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://stmaryimmaculateschool.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKG13
   
   2: Contracting Authority
       Telford Infant School
       Kelvin Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 7TE, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.telford-inf.warwickshire.sch.uk/web
       NUTS Code: UKG13
   
   3: Contracting Authority
       St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Whitnash
       Rowley Road, Whitnash, Leamington Spa, CV31 2LJ, United Kingdom
       Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.sjcwhitnash.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKG13