The Litmus Partnership: Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust ~ Catering and Hospitality Tender

UK-Bradford: School catering services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
             Cunliffe Road, Bradford, BD8 7AP, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
             Main Address: https://bcwcat.co.uk/
             NUTS Code: UKE41
      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.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/D9RBDJ88B8
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust ~ Catering and Hospitality 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 Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 5,216,625       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKE41 Bradford
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and hospitality services for Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust, which comprises of seventeen schools, both nursery and primaries’ provisions, including some DIH schools, which are in or around Bradford and at the centre of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust.
Once agreed by the trust, an additional two secondary academies maybe added to the Catering Service Tender which are not listed below.
Head Office location is Blessed Christopher Wharton, Cunliffe Road, Bradford, BD8 7AP, which is at the heart of the community.
The schools are:
•St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Fagley Road, Fagley, Bradford, BD2 3JD
•St Anthony's, Catholic Primary School, Bradford Road, Clayton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD14 6HW
•St Anthony's, Catholic Primary School, High Busy Lane, Shipley, BD18 1HD.
•St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School, Crownest Road, Bingley, West Yorkshirw, BD16 4HQ
•St. Francis, Catholic Primary School, Myers Lane, Bradford, BD2 4ES
•St Matthew's, Catholic Primary School, Saffron Drive, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD15 7NE
•St Winefride's, Catholic Primary School, St Paul's Avenue, Wibsey, Bradford, BD6 1SR
•St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School, Queens Road, Keighley, BD21 1AR
•St John the Evangelist, Catholic Primary School, Beacon Road, Bradford, BD6 3DQ
•St Walburga's, Catholic Primary School, Victoria Park, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 4RL
•St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs', Catholic Primary School, Scotchman Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 5AT
•St Anne's, Catholic Primary School, North Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 3AD
•Our Lady of Victories, Catholic School, Guard House Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 6JP
•St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School, Park Lane, Bradford, BD5 0RB
•St William's, Catholic Primary School, Young Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 9RG
•Our Lady and St Brendan's, Catholic Primary School, Bank, Bradford, BD10 0QA
•St Columba's, Catholic Primary School, Tong Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, BD4 9PY

Contract value: £1,043,325 p/a
See SQ Document for more information.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 5,216,625       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Start: 01/08/2025 / End: 31/07/2030       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 5
            / Maximum number: 10       
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: Yes
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/D9RBDJ88B8       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description RESTRICTED
      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        
         The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   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 OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 03/01/2025 Time: 12:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 27/01/2025       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   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.



The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Bradford:-School-catering-services./D9RBDJ88B8

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/D9RBDJ88B8
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
       Bradford, BD8 7AP, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 28/11/2024

Annex A



   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      1: Contracting Authority
       St Clare's Catholic Primary School
       Fagley Road, Bradford, BD2 3JD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.stclares.bradford.sch.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE41

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      2: Contracting Authority
       St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School
       Crownest Road, West Yorkshire, BD16 4HQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.sjb.bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE4

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      3: Contracting Authority
       St. Francis, Catholic Primary School
       Myers Lane, Bradford, BD2 4ES, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://fra.bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE41

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      4: Contracting Authority
       St Matthew's, Catholic Primary Schoo
       Saffron Drive, West Yorkshire, BD15 7NE, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.stmatthewscatholic.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE4

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      5: Contracting Authority
       St Winefride's, Catholic Primary School
       St Paul's Avenue, Bradford, BD6 1SR, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.stwinefridesprimary.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE41

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      6: Contracting Authority
       St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School
       Queens Road, Keighley, BD21 1AR, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://sjk.bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE4

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      7: Contracting Authority
       St John the Evangelist, Catholic Primary School
       Beacon Road, Bradford, BD6 3DQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://sje.bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE41

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      8: Contracting Authority
       St Walburga's, Catholic Primary School
       Victoria Park, West Yorkshire, BD18 4RL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.stwalburgas.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE4

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      9: Contracting Authority
       St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs', Catholic Primary School
       Scotchman Road, Bradford, BD9 5AT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://scfm.bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE41

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      10: Contracting Authority
       St Anne's, Catholic Primary School
       North Street, Keighley, BD21 3AD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.sta.bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE4

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      11: Contracting Authority
       Our Lady of Victories, Catholic School
       Guard House Road, Keighley, BD22 6JP, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.olv.bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE4

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      12: Contracting Authority
       St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School
       Park Lane, Bradford, BD5 0RB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE41

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      13: Contracting Authority
       St William's, Catholic Primary School
       Young Street, West Yorkshire, BD8 9RG, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://wil.bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE4

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      14: Contracting Authority
       Our Lady and St Brendan's, Catholic Primary School
       Bank, Bradford, BD10 0QA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://olsb.bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE41

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      15: Contracting Authority
       St Columba's, Catholic Primary School
       Tong Street, Bradford, BD4 9PY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://stcolumbas.bradford.sch.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://stcolumbas.bradford.sch.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE41

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      16: Contracting Authority
       St Anthony's, Catholic Primary School
       Bradford Road, West Yorkshire, BD14 6HW, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://stac.bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE4

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      17: Contracting Authority
       St Anthony's, Catholic Primary School
       High Busy Lane, West Yorkshire, BD18 1HD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://sas.bcwcat.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE4