Opportunity

The Youth Engagement Trust Contract for Catering Services

  • Youth Engagement Schools

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-021144

Published 21 July 2023, 2:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Youth Engagement Schools

Office 4b, Riverside

Congleton

CW12 1DY

Email

admin@wlpconsultancy.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1691664234

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD6 - Cheshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.wlpconsultancy.co.uk

Buyer's address

www.wlpconsultancy.co.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://suppliers.multiquote.com

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

Youth Engagement Schools

Office 4b, Riverside

Congleton

CW12 1DY

Email

admin@wlpconsultancy.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1691664234

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD6 - Cheshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.wlpconsultancy.co.uk

Buyer's address

www.wlpconsultancy.co.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://suppliers.multiquote.com

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

The Youth Engagement Trust Contract for Catering Services

Reference number

CA12681 -

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To supply catering services to 2 schools within the Youth Engagement Schools Trust based in Shrewsbury and Widnes.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £687,249

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Main site or place of performance

Shropshire and Staffordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Youth Engagement Schools Trust is a multi-academy trust that specialises in running the best possible SEN and Alternative Provision schools, and who pride themselves on supporting the most vulnerable young people and genuinely changing lives.

They currently have open 3 Academies and a small independent school, based across Cheshire East and Shropshire, and are seeking a long term catering partner to provide pupils and staff with a quality catering service to support their health and personal and social development in schools.

They are primarily looking for a provider for a new school, The Keystone Academy (Shrewsbury), which is due to open in its brand-new building in January 2024. This school will cater for up to 120 pupils, and 50 staff when full - which is expected to be by Easter 2025. The Trust also has a new school opening in Halton in September 2024 – The Raise Academy – and there are several other schools in the pipeline.

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: £687,249

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

68

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: 8

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Experience in the field, References from previous contracts, financial stability

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

68 month(s) from the commencement date, with 44 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Tenderer must be established in the field and financially secure with a minimum of 3 years trading history and able to demonstrate suitable expertise in catering sector within the Education sector

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

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

A statement of the tenderer's turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available. Abbreviated audited accounts for previous 3 years trading will be required.


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

30 August 2023

Local time

12:00pm

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.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Keystone Academy

Squinter Pip Way

Shrewsbury

SY5 8PX

Country

United Kingdom