The Litmus Partnership: St Mary’s Catholic High School ~ Catering Tender

UK-Lancashire: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       St Mary’s Catholic High School
       Royal Avenue, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1BS, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://lsmchs.com/
       NUTS Code: UKD4

   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: St Mary’s Catholic High 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 services for: St Mary’s Catholic High 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: 665,998
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKD4 - Lancashire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Lancashire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for:
St Mary’s Catholic High School
Royal Avenue
Leyland
PR25 1BS

Contract value = £131k turnover per annum

St Mary’s Catholic High School is a school of approx. 814 pupils in years 7-11.
The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The annual catering budget will be expected to be guaranteed with free school meals, free issues and hospitality invoiced to the client on a monthly basis. Free school meals to be invoiced according to actual take up at tariff value and free issues and hospitality charged at food cost with no mark up.

The catering is currently managed by the Local Authority. Admitted Body status will apply with regards to Local Government pensions.

The school has a main dining area and a kiosk and is looking for a catering partner who will work with them to develop and enhance the service in line with student expectations, healthy eating principles and a strong environmental ethos. Innovation and continuous improvement will form a key component of ensuring that value for money is delivered to the students and the school. The school would like to see increased take up of the break and lunch services by current none users and are looking for service development and communication that will attract new customers. The school will welcome proposals for improvement to the facilities which may involve capital investment on the part of the catering provider.

Headteacher welcome - ‘Here you will find a calm and purposeful working environment, with a rich extra-curricular provision, allowing pupils the opportunity to excel. They are wonderfully supported by staff who are hard-working, caring and committed.

The inspiration for all we do comes from our Catholic faith and is based on the Gospel values of love, honesty, respect and forgiveness. In so doing, we believe our Mission, which is to ‘let your light shine’, comes alive.’

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 000-014031
      
   

   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: 07/10/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         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: UKG24
            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: 665,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 665,998
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=952386846
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          St Mary’s Catholic High School
          Royal Avenue, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1BS, 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: 23/06/2025