Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cheetham CofE Community Academy
Halliwell Lane, Manchester
Greater Manchester
M8 9FR
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cheetham.manchester.sch.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/9EQ52N6U53
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
Cheetham CofE Community 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 for Cheetham CofE Community A (The client)
The school is a three form entry with approximately 650 students on roll, of which 270 are entitled to Universal Infant Free School Meals and 56 are entitled to Key stage 2 Free School Meals.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the school, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £708,000
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
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Cheetham CofE Community A (The client)
The school is a three form entry with approximately 650 students on roll, of which 270 are entitled to Universal Infant Free School Meals and 56 are entitled to Key stage 2 Free School Meals.
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 30th October 2023 and concluding on 29th October 2026 and will be on a guaranteed performance basis offering a fixed annual return and or subsidy to Cheetham CofE Community Academy. There will be the option to extend the contract for a further term excluding the right to further extend for a further term of three years. The contract being offered and will be guaranteed performance in nature.
The contract currently offers a bottom line return to Cheetham with Paid meals at £2.20, FSM £2.46 and UIFSM charged at £2.41.
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. 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 Greater Manchester to source all fresh produce, namely being:
Bakery Products
Meat
Fruit and Vegetables
Dairy Products
Please see SQ document for more 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: £708,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
30 October 2023
End date
29 October 2029
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
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
19 May 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
12 June 2023
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.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.
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GO Reference: GO-2023411-PRO-22515863
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cheetham CofE Community Academy
Halliwell Lane, Manchester
Greater Manchester
M8 9FR
Country
United Kingdom