Awarded contract

Provision of Catering Services at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn

  • Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-000008

Published 2 January 2024, 8:16am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Island Civic Centre Lagan Valley Island The Island

Lisburn

BT27 4RL

Contact

Kathryn Cahill

Email

kathryn.cahill@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Catering Services at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55520000 - Catering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Supply of Catering Services at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn for a period of 9 months.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £180,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Award of a contract for the Provision of Catering Services at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn for a period of 9 months.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Following the results of an Expression of Interest exercise, the council are required to revisit their business case in preparation for going out to tender for the required catering services. In order to maintain the catering services required at Lagan Valley Island, the council have agreed to retain the current catering provider to ensure continuity of service whilst preparing for a tender exercise. The incumbent supplier has the capacity to deliver the required service under the terms of the original quotation. The council are content that the rates still represent value for money in terms of the original procurement.

This direct award is permitted In line with Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015

32(2)(c) insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by

events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or

restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied

with.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

21 December 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Stepping Stones

Lisburn

Email

kathryn.cahill@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2892509268

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh
Internet address

https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £180,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Lisburn

Country

United Kingdom