Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
St Illtyd’s Catholic High School
Newport Road, Rumney
Cardiff
CF3 1XQ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Internet address(es)
Main 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 Illtyd’s Catholic High School ~ 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 St Illtyd’s Catholic High School located in Cardiff, Wales.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,431,300
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Main site or place of performance
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for St Illtyd’s Catholic High School located in Cardiff, Wales.
The value of the contract is approximately £322,000 per annum.
St Illtyd's Catholic High School is a coeducational secondary school in Rumney, a district in the east side of the Welsh capital Cardiff. Its catchment area includes the eastern districts of Cardiff and is heavily oversubscribed. The school's namesake is Illtud, a 5th-century Welsh abbot and teacher. The catering provision includes a morning break and lunch service with one main servery and a second grab and go counter within the dining room.
There are currently 1,011 pupils on roll and approximately 99 Staff. The Free School Meal allowance is currently £3.40 per pupil with 49% of pupils currently eligible for a free meal.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the school, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.
The duration of the contract being offered is three years commencing on 1st April 2025 and concluding on 31st March 2028 and will be on a guaranteed performance basis offering a fixed annual return and or subsidy to St Illtyd’s Catholic High School. There will be the option to extend the contract for a further term of two years. The contract being offered and will be guaranteed performance in nature.
It is expected that the successful contractor will have experience in the requirements of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards & Requirements) and be able to offer innovation and forward thinking during this contract term.
The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of all catering services within the school. This includes a breakfast offer provided by the catering team, a mid-morning break, hospitality for visitors and provision for inset days.
The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations within the school. Regular customer and parental engagement will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term.
These new standards of operation should meet the needs of the pupils’ moving forwards into this contract term. The current range of foods needs to be expanded along with the service provision. It is one of the objectives of this tender that the successful contractor will utilise the local supply chain and farming” belt” in South Wales to source all fresh produce, namely being:
Bakery Products
Meat
Fruit and Vegetables
Dairy Products
As you can appreciate, working with the local community is something that the school strives to do at all times and to this end we would like to ensure that all your fresh produce is sourced from local suppliers (within a 20-mile radius of the School)
St Illtyd’s Catholic High School also seeks to ensure that the catering operation will have the following objectives from April 2025.
1.The provision of a healthy balanced menu including daily fresh vegetables and fruit that meets nutritional guidelines.
2.Suitable portion sizes for each age group.
3.A focus on food waste, in line with the Welsh government guidelines.
4.Opening of additional outlets to help with timings and queue management.
5.A series of added value days organised and run throughout the year, including support for key curriculum dates.
6.The successful contractor’s management team show a real interest in the school and its students moving into this contract term.
7.Engagement with parents and pupils through newsletters, attendance at parent’s evenings and other methods.
8.Clear and transparent accounting.
See SQ Document for more information.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Please note, this is a contract award notice, this contract has already been awarded
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-023648
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd trading as Chartwells
Parklands Court, 24 Parklands, 24 Parklands, Birmingham Great Park
Birmingham
B45 9PZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
National registration number
02114954
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,610,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,431,300
Section six. Complementary information
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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=927570212
GO Reference: GO-2025219-PRO-29478008
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
St Illtyd’s Catholic High School
Newport Road, Rumney
Cardiff
CF3 1XQ
Country
United Kingdom