Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
LLG Schools Partnership
c/o Westleigh St Pauls CE Primary School, School Street,
Leigh
WN7 5JN
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westleighstpauls.co.uk/
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://www.teas.consulting/tender-opportunities.html
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
LLG Schools Partnership Catering Tender
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The LLG Schools Partnership comprises 15 Primary Schools in the Leigh, Lowton and Golborne area of Greater Manchester. The successful supplier will be required to provide school catering services to the group.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The LLG (Leigh, Lowton & Golborne) Schools Partnership is a consortium of 15 Primary Schools in the Greater Manchester Region of England in the Leigh, Lowton, Golborne and Atherton areas. The successful supplier will be required to provide school catering services to the whole group of schools:
St Mary's Primary; Leigh St Thomas CE Primary; Bedford Hall Methodist Primary; Westleigh Methodist Primary; Leigh CE Primary; Westleigh St Paul's CE Primary; Leigh St Peter's CE Primary ; Lowton Primary; Gilded Hollins Community; St. Catherine's RC Primary; All Saints RC Primary; St Luke's CE Primary; Atherton St George CE Primary; Atherton Chowbent Primary; St Marks CE Primary.
The contract will commence on 1st September 2023 for three years to 31st August 2026, with the option to extend for a further two years from 1st September 2026. The total numbers on roll (NOR) for the schools is approximately 3,600. The approximate value of the contract is £4million.
There is currently an incumbent catering organisation providing this service. TUPE will apply to this contract. Note that there are currently catering staff members who are enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). It is understood that this is the Greater Manchester Pensions Scheme (GMPS). Potential suppliers must be able to demonstrate their capability in running Admitted Body Status (ABS) to the GMPS or similar schemes.
This is a restricted procedure and will follow a two-stage process. Those suppliers who are shortlisted from this (SSQ) stage will be invited to submit a fully priced tender under a competitive exercise.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 September 2023
End date
31 August 2026
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract term may be extended by up to two years
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
The Tenderer must be a suitably qualified organisation with a minimum of three years trading history and experience within the catering industry.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
17 February 2023
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
27 February 2023
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
LLG Schools Partnership
Leigh
Country
United Kingdom