Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Hornsey School for Girls
Inderwick Road, Crouch End
London
N8 9JF
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.hsg.haringey.sch.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-London:-School-catering-services./S58N544P33
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
Hornsey School for Girls ~ 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 at the following location:
Hornsey School for Girls
Inderwick Road
Crouch End
London, N8 9JF.
For further information on the school please visit: http://www.hsg.haringey.sch.uk/
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,166,666.7
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
Hornsey School for Girls is the only all-girl secondary school located in the borough of Haringey, situated in the Hornsey / Crouch End area of North London. With a strong history of high performance, the school was awarded 'Good' following the last Ofsted inspection in March 2022. Hornsey School for Girls consistently performs in the top 20% of schools nationally and is one of the best schools in the borough and its student outcomes prove this year on year.
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services at the following location:
Hornsey School for Girls
Inderwick Road
Crouch End
London, N8 9JF.
For further information on the school please visit: http://www.hsg.haringey.sch.uk/
Basis of Contract
The contract will commence on the 1st April 2023 for an initial period of three years with an option to extend up to a further 2 years.
The sales turnover of the contract over the initial period is estimated at £700,000.
Objectives
The appointed Supplier will have significant experience of delivering healthy and sustainable catering services within secondary school premises and should have proven experience of successfully increasing pupil meal uptake.
With a strong operational base in London, the supplier must ultimately have proven experience of managing an efficient catering service through the application of best practice and innovation and as a result will be expected to deliver sustained quality and ‘best value’ to the school.
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: £1,166,666.7
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2023
End date
31 March 2028
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 August 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
26 September 2022
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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-London:-School-catering-services./S58N544P33
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/S58N544P33
GO Reference: GO-2022711-PRO-20587009
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Hornsey School for Girls
Inderwick Road, Crouch End
London
N8 9JF
Country
United Kingdom