Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
West Park School
West Road, Spondon, Derby
Derbyshire
DE21 7BT
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westpark.derby.sch.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
West Park 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 West Park School.
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: £1,275,316
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Main site or place of performance
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for West Park School.
The percentage of our pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is: 13.68% of the total number on roll of1454 pupils.
The catering contract being offered will commence on 1 August 2022 for an initial period of three years, concluding on 31 July 2025, and will be offered on a guaranteed performance basis, with a service on each of the 190 full academic days and by agreement for the 5 inset days.
West Park School catering aims:
•To ensure that the whole school community understands the importance of a nutritionally balanced diet in promoting health and wellbeing.
•To offer pupils and staff a range of value for money options, suitable for all customer’s budgets to maximise uptake of the catering service.
•To stimulate pupil interest in the service through promotions, variety, new foods and links between to the curriculum.
The School has had the same catering contractor for a significant number of years and this is the first time the contract has been placed at competitive tender for over 5 years.
Annual catering revenue for the year ending 31 July 2019 was £347,546. (Last full year trading pre-Covid) The successful contractor is expected to have a local operational presence, as specialist caterers in the Secondary School sector.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of catering services within the School, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free school meals and hospitality will be charged at cost price, based on consumption.
The School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, prepared on-site.
See SQ Document for further details.
The School intends to focus heavily on healthy, fresh, seasonal, locally sourced produce and sees the catering service as an exciting opportunity to complement the overall student experience, through the regular introduction of new ingredients, themed and promotional events. The successful contractor will be required to play their part in acting as a catalyst for improvement of the pupil experience.
The successful contractor will work closely with the School to manage the provision of catering and the overall ‘meal experience’.
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: 2021/S 000-017509
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aspens Services Ltd
Ground Floor, Teme House, Whittington Hall, Whittington Road
Whittington
WR5 2RY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG12 - Worcestershire
National registration number
06561073
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,275,316
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.
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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=714732316
GO Reference: GO-2022923-PRO-21012318
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
West Park School
Derbyshire
Country
United Kingdom