Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
St George’s Academy
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 7PP
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.st-georges-academy.org/
one.1) Name and addresses
Ruskington Campus (St George's Academy)
Sleaford Road, Ruskington
Lincolnshire
NG34 9BY
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.st-georges-academy.org/
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/78EYAR7YK7
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
St George’s Academy ~ 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 at St George’s Academy, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7PP and the Ruskington Campus at Sleaford Road, Ruskington, Lincolnshire, NG34 9BY
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,600,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance
Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services at St George’s Academy, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7PP and the Ruskington Campus at Sleaford Road, Ruskington, Lincolnshire, NG34 9BY
The Academy was first established in May 1908, with 208 children on roll and was one of the first Technology Colleges; it has been Grant Maintained and was a Foundation School before becoming an Academy in January 2010.
St George’s Academy is now a large rural 11-18 mixed educational establishment, compromising of 2,351 students (including 339 in the sixth form), serving Sleaford, Ruskington and the surrounding rural areas of Lincolnshire.
The Academy has a main campus is in Sleaford, with a smaller campus in the village of Ruskington.
The Academy opened in January 2010, following the successful partnership of the predecessor school, St George’s College of Technology, with two, small, rural secondary schools.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services at both Sleaford and Ruskington Campuses.
The contract being offered commences on 01 September 2025 for a three-year period, with the option to extend by a further 2 one-year periods by mutual consent.
This contract will operate on a fixed price basis with all free school meals and free issues charged at net ingredient cost or as agreed.
We are seeking a suitably experienced Supplier who has current experience of working within the secondary school or HE / FE marketplace, ideally with a strong local operational base, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract as and when needed moving forwards into this contract term.
Please note that the successful Supplier will pay The Litmus Partnership a consultancy fee on award of this contract, which will be to
the value of £4,000.00 plus VAT. This fee will be invoiced immediately after the 10-day standstill period ends w/e 20 June 2025. To
ensure transparency, you will clearly show within your management fee a breakdown of this consultancy fee, over the length of the
contract. The total full fee will be paid by the successful Supplier, in full to The Litmus Partnership, by no later than Thursday 31st July 2025
The successful Supplier will be expected to deliver a concise and detailed method of management reporting at the end of each month, thus updating the school senior management team within on the contract performance.
The current value of the contract is c.£1.6 million
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: £1,600,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 September 2025
End date
31 August 2030
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
two.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/78EYAR7YK7
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
21 March 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
14 April 2025
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-Lincolnshire:-School-catering-services./78EYAR7YK7
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/78EYAR7YK7
GO Reference: GO-202526-PRO-29329043
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
St George’s Academy
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 7PP
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom