Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
1 Innisfree Close
HARROGATE
HG28PL
Contact
Neil Meadows
Telephone
+44 1423810985
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
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
Elevate Multi Academy Trust: Framework Agreement for Catering Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Elevate Multi Academy Trust consisting of 11 Schools in North Yorkshire and 1 School in West Yorkshire, have decided to tender their primary school catering services to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered as a group.
The Schools involved are: -
• Meadowside Academy, Knaresborough
• Aspin Park Academy, Knaresborough
• Knayton C of E Academy
• Topcliffe C of E Academy
• Sowerby Primary Academy
• Carlton Miniott Academy
• Keeble Gateway
• Marton-cum-Grafton C of E Primary School
• Knaresborough St John C of E Primary School, Knaresborough
• Thornton Dale C of E Primary
• Rillington Community Primary School
• Thorner C of E Primary School
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £28,000 / Highest offer: £64,924.64 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
Meadowside Academy, HG5 0SL
Aspin Park Academy, HG5 8LQ
Knayton C of E Academy, YO7 4AN
Topcliffe C of E Academy, YO7 3RG
Sowerby Academy, YO7 1RX
Carlton Miniott Primary Academy, Y07 4NJ
Thorner C of E Primary School, LS14 3JD
Keeble Gateway Academy, YO7 1TS
Marton cum Grafton C of E VA Primary School, YO51 9QB
Knaresborough St John's C of E Primary School, HG5 0JN
Rillington Primary School, YO17 8LAP
Thornton Dale Primary School, YO18 7TW
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Within this tender, Elevate Multi Academy Trust wish to establish a Framework Agreement
with the winning Contractor, to enable other Schools who enter the Trust to call upon the
agreed catering service level should they wish to engage the Contractor's services
throughout the duration of the Contract. Such call offs will be agreed through a
Commissioning Letter as attached in the Framework Agreement.
The Contract Duration and Structure
The Contract and Framework Agreement will be awarded for a three-year duration with the
option of two additional one-year extensions. Each School will sign a separate agreement
with the successful tendering organisation. It is the intention of the Trust to appoint a single
contractor.
The Trust 's main aims for the new contract are to have a catering service that:
• Offers food that consistently looks and tastes appetising and is attractively presented.
• Encourages pupils to take a heathy and balanced meal and menus are suitable for a primary
school.
• Provides food that fully complies with the Government Standards. The schools feel treat
days and sessions do work well and encourage uptake generally. Consultation with each
school is to be encouraged however the health eating requirements should be the focus of
menus.
• Encourages a higher number of pupils to use the lunch service where appropriate (see
details on the individual Schools below) including all those entitled to free meals.
• Consultation with the parents and pupils to illicit feedback.
• Is operated by a catering team who are reliable, well-motivated, managed, trained and
developed.
• Is managed by a strong contractor area manager, who will develop and lead the team to
deliver a customer service focused offer and spend a substantial amount of time on site,
especially at the outset, to facilitate this.
• Is proactively managed and requires minimal management from the Schools' leadership
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• Facilitates a dining experience for the pupils that is pleasurable and calm and positively
encourages the eating of all their food and developing good table manners and social skills.
The idea that the pupil is treated by the catering team in the same manner as they would
treat their own children at home.
• Shares best practices between Schools and catering teams about all aspects of the
catering service
• Develops a community food provision that extends to staff, parents, visitors, and the
immediate neighbourhood and promotes food education for all stakeholders.
• Is professionally marketed and promoted to the mutual benefit of the pupils, parents,
Schools, and contractor.
• Demonstrates a flexible approach to all School activities and supports aspects of the
curriculum as appropriate, including positively contributing to the education of pupils about
food and nutrition.
• Is managed by an organisation who works with the Schools in partnership to move the
service forward together.
• Achieves best value and eliminates any subsidies as far as is realistically possible.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 possible one year extensions
Call offs for additional Schools within the Trust
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-001597
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
10 May 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mellors Catering Services
Skelmersdale
WN8 9TN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £12,445.40
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Red Box Consultancy Services Ltd
Harrogate
Country
United Kingdom