Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Future Academies Trust
Lupus Street
London
SW1V 3AT
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.futureacademies.org/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/X9C67Q3QFF
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
Future Academies Trust ~ Uniforms Tender
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide school uniforms and associated ordering systems and platforms for Future Academies Trust. Included in this Tender are the following 10 academies:
●Barclay Academy
●Churchill Gardens Primary Academy
●Future Academies Watford
●Laureate Academy
●Millbank Academy
●Phoenix Academy
●Pimlico Academy
●Pimlico Primary
●The Grange Academy
●Trinity Academy
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £11,258,450
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
LONDON
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be required to provide school uniforms and associated ordering systems and platforms for Future Academies Trust.
We are Future Academies: a flourishing multi-academy trust, founded with the aim of improving the life chances and raising the aspirations of young people. We offer a rich and stimulating education comprised of a knowledge-rich curriculum, diverse cultural and extracurricular opportunities, and a strong pastoral support system. All children and young people are welcomed in our inclusive community, and all are challenged to be the best they can be. For further information about our vision, achievements and the structure of our Trust, please visit our website https://www.futureacademies.org/
This ethos is embodied in our Trust values - Knowledge, Aspiration, and Respect - and in our motto, libertas per cultum (“freedom through education”).
The tender project is seeking to appoint a supplier partner who offers high quality in terms of goods that are ‘fit for purpose’, who will also offer excellent value for money over the entire contract period, whilst delivering excellence in customer service for parents/carers and our academies
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st June 2024 to 31st May 2027 with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the client.
Included within this tender are the following 10 academies:
●Barclay Academy
●Churchill Gardens Primary Academy
●Future Academies Watford
●Laureate Academy
●Millbank Academy
●Phoenix Academy
●Pimlico Academy
●Pimlico Primary
●The Grange Academy
●Trinity Academy
Trust expansion is likely, therefore additional academies, as they join the Trust or, if new build, as they open, may be added to this arrangement at the client’s discretion.
Current Operational Model:
Within Future Academies Trust, uniforms are currently provided by Trutex.
Trutex are supplied through various retailers across the Trust, including:
-Smarty Schoolwear
-Uniform 4 Kids
-WearAbouts (Norwood)
-White Hall Clothiers
-Trutex
-School Uniform Direct
Client Objectives
-Future Academies Trust believes that the wearing of school uniform helps to foster a strong sense of school identity and goes some way to acting as a social leveller, however it recognises that the cost of uniform can be a significant issue for some parents and carers. Our main objectives centre around quality, cost and best value.
At a wholesale level, the value of the uniform income is currently £2,251,690 across all schools included in this tender. This is calculated on an average of school uniform costing £50/ pupil at the secondary schools and £35/ pupils at the primary schools. Therefore the value of this contract over the maximum 5 year term is £11,258,450.
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: £11,258,450
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 June 2024
End date
31 May 2027
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
2 June 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
26 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-202352-PRO-22729045
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Future Academies Trust
Lupus Street
London
SW1V 3AT
Country
United Kingdom