Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Whitehall Infant and Whitehall Junior Primary Catering Tender
Cowley Road, Uxbridge,
London
UB8 2LX
Contact
CCL Procurement Team
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home
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
Whitehall Infant and Junior Catering Tender
Reference number
CCL_057
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Whitehall Infant and Whitehall Junior are primary schools in Uxbridge, Middlesex. The infant school has approximately 280 students aged between 3 and 7 years of age and is supported by a team of 57 teaching and support staff, whilst the junior school has approximately 410 students aged between 7 and 11 years of age and is supported by a team of 58 teaching and support staff. The schools are not aware of any of the staff in the catering team having LGPS pension schemes. There are dining halls within each site with a modern, well-equipped kitchen based within the junior school serving both sites.The Headteachers, Mrs Manjit Bringan and Mrs Anneline Moloi, are developing the services to not only reflect the high aspirations of the school, and as such are tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The contract for both sites, will commence on 1st of August 2025 for an initial three years, with an option to extend for one year, plus
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £740,000
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
- UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon
Main site or place of performance
Whitehall infant and Junior primary schools, Cowley Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2LX
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Whitehall Infant and Whitehall Junior are primary schools in Uxbridge, Middlesex. The infant school has approximately 280 students aged between 3 and 7 years of age and is supported by a team of 57 teaching and support staff, whilst the junior school has approximately 410 students aged between 7 and 11 years of age and is supported by a team of 58 teaching and support staff. The schools are not aware of any of the staff in the catering team having LGPS pension schemes. There are dining halls within each site with a modern, well-equipped kitchen based within the junior school serving both sites.The schools will use a two-stage restricted process, beginning with a Selection Questionnaire (SQ) stage followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage after shortlisting. This process is managed under the Light Touch Regime, and the schools reserve the right to refine the award criteria throughout. Cohesion Consulting Ltd is conducting this tender process on behalf of their clients. To support the schools in the procurement, a small Consultancy fee of £2,500 per school will be charged to the winning bidder by the schools. It is to be paid to the Schools upon contract signature, which is expected to be within 30 days of award. Additionally, the successful bidder will be required to pay a kitchen usage fee of £4,000 per annum to Whitehall Junior School. This fee will increase by 3.5% per annum or the Retail Price Index (RPI) rate, whichever is greater. The fee is intended to cover the cost of maintaining, operating and providing access to the School’s kitchen facilities.
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: £740,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The contract tenure is for an initial three year term and there is an option for both parties to extending the contract for another two years subject to performance and mutual agreement.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
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
18 February 2025
Local time
1:00pm
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
Public Procurement Review Service
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2072761234
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
16 Mount Pleasant
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1QU
Telephone
+44 1892251001
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
All details on review procedures are available from Cohesion Consulting.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
16 Mount Pleasant
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1QU
Telephone
+44 1892251001
Country
United Kingdom