Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Barnes Primary School
Cross Street
Barnes
SW13 0QQ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://barnesprimaryschool.co.uk/
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
Barnes Primary School ~ catering services 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 Barnes Primary School - Cross Street, Barnes, SW13 0QQ.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £825,000
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
Barnes Primary School is a split site school located in Barnes, London, SW13 0QQ. We are a thriving, oversubscribed two-form entry primary school with a nursery. The school was judged as Outstanding when it was last inspected by Ofsted in June 2008. We currently have 487 pupils across our two sites, including 62 in the Nursery. There are additionally 74 teaching and support staff onsite.
Whilst the school prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, the governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.
The appointment of a school meals provider is a major decision for our governing body. Our aim is to secure outstanding provision for all our pupils in every aspect of their school experience. We believe that a catering contract should be about so much more than putting food on plates at lunchtime. The school is committed to finding a highly effective, efficient and imaginative company that will provide exceptional quality and visually exciting school meals, but that will also work in partnership with us to address the link between food and education. We would like our school meal provider to attend our pupil council’s food focus group meetings; help pupils plan our thriving allotments; educate them about the journey from seed to plate in assemblies; organise chef-led, hand-on tasting and making sessions; and support initiatives such as cookery clubs and food education for parents. This contract is about much more than feeding children – it is about educating and exciting the next generation and their families about food.
The school outsourced from the Borough-wide catering contract 12 years ago and school meals are now freshly cooked on-site and are of gold menu standard with at least 5 fresh salads and 1 fresh bread available daily and an additional soup and sandwich bar available twice a week for Key Stage 2 children. The value of the current contract was approximately £165,000 per annum prior to the pandemic. From April 2020 to March 2021, this fell to £90,000.
Please see SQ Document for further details.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-001901
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
001901
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cater Link Ltd
Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive
Reading
RG6 1PT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ11 - Berkshire
National registration number
3732298
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £920,710
Section six. Complementary information
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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=710701438
GO Reference: GO-202283-PRO-20723250
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Barnes Primary School
Barnes
Country
United Kingdom