- 1. Sapientia Education Trust
- 2. Burston Primary School
- 3. Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School
- 4. Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery
- 5. Old Buckenham Primary School
- 6. Rockland Primary School
- 7. Seething & Mundham Primary School
- 8. Surlingham Primary School
- 9. Tivetshall Primary School
- 10. White House Farm Primary School
- 11. Framingham Earl High School
- 12. Fakenham Academy
- 13. Old Buckenham High School
- 14. Attleborough Academy
- 15. Stradbroke High School
- 16. City Academy Norwich
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Sapientia Education Trust
Wymondham College, Wymondham
Norfolk
NR18 9SZ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Burston Primary School
Crown Green, Burston
Diss
IP22 5TZ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.burston-tivetshall-schools.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School
Eastfield, Taverham
Norwich
NR8 6PJ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.ghosthill.norfolk.sch.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery
Watton Road, Great Hockham
Norfolk
IP24 1PB
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.greathockhamprimary.org/
one.1) Name and addresses
Old Buckenham Primary School
Abbey Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough
Norfolk
NR17 1RH
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.oldbuckprimary.org/
one.1) Name and addresses
Rockland Primary School
School Lane, Rockland St. Mary
Norwich
NR14 7EU
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.rockland-surlingham-schools.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Seething & Mundham Primary School
Brooke Road, Seething, Norwich
Norfolk
NR15 1DJ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.seethingprimary.org/
one.1) Name and addresses
Surlingham Primary School
Walnut Hill, Surlingham
Norwich
NR14 7DQ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.rockland-surlingham-schools.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Tivetshall Primary School
School Road
Norwich
NR15 2BP
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.burston-tivetshall-schools.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
White House Farm Primary School
Mallard Way, Sprowston
Norwich
NR7 8DN
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.whitehousefarmprimary.org/
one.1) Name and addresses
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich Road, Norwich
Norfolk
NR14 7QP
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.framinghamearlhighschool.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Fakenham Academy
Field Lane, Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 9QT
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.fakenhamacademynorfolk.org/
one.1) Name and addresses
Old Buckenham High School
Abbey Road, Old Buckenham
Norfolk
NR17 1RL
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Attleborough Academy
9 Norwich Road, Attleborough
Norfolk
NR17 2AJ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.attleboroughacademy.org/
one.1) Name and addresses
Stradbroke High School
Wilby Road, Stradbroke
Suffolk
IP21 5JN
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.stradbrokehigh.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
City Academy Norwich
299 Bluebell Road, Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 7LP
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/RH6TA7FX6G
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
Sapientia Education Trust ~ 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 successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering Services for fifteen schools within the trust, six secondary schools and nine primaries, situated in Norfolk, centred around Norwich and Northern Suffolk.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,700,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- NF - Norfolk Island
Main site or place of performance
Norfolk Island
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Sapientia Education Trust (SET) was established in 2016 with the purpose of bringing like-minded schools together to work in partnership to deliver a world class education to pupils in Norfolk and Suffolk. The term Sapientia comes from the motto of the founding school, Wymondham College, and means wisdom.
‘Our work is cross-phase and involves a strong commitment to staff development and on-going training for all staff in our schools. We believe that collaboration and partnership work helps raise standards and we work with a range of schools within and beyond our Trust.’
SET currently consists of 7 secondary schools and 10 primary schools, educating 5,500 pupils. We range in size from the largest state boarding school in the UK, to several very small, rural schools.’ SET’s school facilities range from the very modern to old Victorian premises.
Current catering service annual turnover for the fifteen schools in scope is estimated to be in excess of £1.7million per annum.
The contract is likely to be for an initial 3 year term with the opportunity to extend by mutual agreement for a further two years (3+1+1).
The principle aim of this process will be to realise the benefits of a single specialist service provider. This Is a key strategic project for catering that will bundle six secondary schools together alongside nine primaries of varying size, that should attract in-form education sector caterers to make confident and commercially attractive bids.
Please see SQ document for more information.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,700,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 September 2024
End date
31 August 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.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.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
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
23 February 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
18 March 2024
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.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.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-Norfolk:-School-catering-services./RH6TA7FX6G" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Norfolk:-School-catering-services./RH6TA7FX6G
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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GO Reference: GO-2024115-PRO-24968343
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sapientia Education Trust
Wymondham College, Wymondham
Norfolk
NR18 9SZ
Country
United Kingdom