Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Glenfield Road, Heaton Chapel
Stockport
SK4 2QP
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/JMKJ247P35
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/JMKJ247P35
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 Anne's RC Voluntary Academy ~ Catering Services 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 Anne’s RC Voluntary Academy at the following location;
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy.
Please note this Tender is being run on an Open Process, meaning that the SQ and Tender stages are running at the same time. Please submit your SQ and Tender response by midday on 28th April.
Please see below access links:
To respond to the SQ stage, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/JMKJ247P35
To respond to the Tender stage, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/VSSGX75764
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,165,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Main site or place of performance
Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract Term = 3 years with two optional one year extensions
Value of Contract is Estimated to be £1,165,000 over the potential 5 year term of the contract.
St Anne’s RC Voluntary Academy is a co-educational Roman Catholic Secondary School located in Stockport. The School formally academised in 2020, joining the Emmaus Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. The Academy has gone through a reform in the past 18 months, with a change in its senior management team to deliver excellence in education.
The current catering contract comes to a natural end on 31st August 2023m with the client wishing to appoint a suitably qualified caterer to deliver services from 1st September 2023. There are 600 pupils on roll, with a capacity for 750 pupils which the school aims to fill within the next 5 years. There are 60 staff. In tendering the catering contract the client recognises the importance of food in helping in the education of their pupils and requires the appointed contractor to provide a good choice of meals, including healthy options at an affordable price.
The client is also keen to reduce the environmental impact of their catering service where possible.
Please see SQ document for further 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: £1,165,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 September 2023
End date
31 August 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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/JMKJ247P35
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
Open 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
28 April 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
1 May 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
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:
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To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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GO Reference: GO-2023317-PRO-22344758
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport
Country
United Kingdom