Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kingston University, London
River House, 53-57 High Street
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1LQ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Internet address(es)
Main address
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-Kingston-upon-Thames:-School-catering-services./23F6R7EJVT
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
Kingston University, London ~ Catering and Hospitality Tender
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Client wishes to participate in a tender process with the intention of appointing a quality catering company to deliver full catering and hospitality services. The contract will commence from 1st August 2023 and will be 5 years in duration (3 + 1 +1).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £21,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Main site or place of performance
Surrey, East and West Sussex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Client wishes to participate in a tender process with the intention of appointing a quality catering company to deliver full catering and hospitality services. The contract will commence from 1st August 2023 and will be 5 years in duration (3 + 1 +1).
The successful Supplier will be required to provide full catering services at the following location:
•Penrhyn Road campus, KT1 2EE
•Kingston Hill campus, KT2 7LB
•Knights Park, KT1 2QJ
•Roehampton Vale campus, SW15 3DW
•Tolworth Court Sports Ground, KT4 7QH
Background
Kingston University (KU) is in a pleasant suburb on the borders of London and Surrey and is 25 minutes by train from central London. It is the largest higher education provider in South West London with more than 18,000 students enrolled on full and part-time courses and more than 1,900 staff.
At KU we take great pride in the difference we make to the lives of our students and the wider community we serve. We are constantly striving to provide excellent services and to continue to make a positive contribution to the economic, social and cultural life of the students and staff who attend or work at KU. A key part of this improvement is the KU Estates Strategy which develops the infrastructure and facilities around KU to improve the teaching environment. A recent highlight was the opening of the Town House at Penryn Road in 2020 which won the 2021 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize which is recognised as the most prestigious architectural award in the UK and KU is the first higher education building to win this award.
At the heart of the facilities provision is the Catering and Hospitality services which are currently operated by Elior under a contract which expires in the summer of 2023.
For more information about KU, please visit our website www.kingston.ac.uk
Aims
KU is committed to providing high quality food and drink that is affordable for everyone. KU is looking to partner with a Supplier who will work with them to develop a relationship that will fulfil the following aims:
•Delivering great ‘value for money’ services within a balanced and fair financial framework
•Provide a service that is engaging, digitally enabled and that maximises the participation from both students and staff
•Ensure the food offer continually reflects the latest culinary trends and meets the needs of students at each campus
•Assist KU with leading by example to ensure the catering service continually strives to do better in supporting the reduction and negative environmental, ethical and social impacts associated with food products and related services so that they ultimately help regenerate nature and communities.
Contract Model
KU’s ultimate objective is to secure a relationship with a service partner which minimises risks and that can generate positive financial contribution to both parties. Whilst this objective may not be achieved from ‘day one’ of this contract, Bidder will be asked to review the long-term relationship and propose a commercial model which is balanced, fair and reasonable for both parties given the present and foreseeable economic climate.
This may be transitional, phased or any other consideration but must be clear and easily manageable.
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: £21,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2023
End date
31 July 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
14 October 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
14 November 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
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-Kingston-upon-Thames:-School-catering-services./23F6R7EJVT
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/23F6R7EJVT
GO Reference: GO-2022913-PRO-20948319
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kingston University, London
River House, 53-57 High Street
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1LQ
Country
United Kingdom