Tender

Catering Tender for St Barts CoE MAT & Elston Hall Learning Trust

  • Auditel UK Ltd

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-027657

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040206

Published 19 September 2023, 2:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Auditel UK Ltd

9 Purley Oaks Road

South Croydon

CR2 0NU

Contact

Michael J Powers

Email

mike.powers@auditel.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7768358869

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.auditel.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA26487

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

www.mytenders.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.mytenders.co.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Catering Tender for St Barts CoE MAT & Elston Hall Learning Trust

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55520000 - Catering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Trusts are placing the school’s catering contract out to competitive tender by inviting professional catering companies to bid for the contract. The target date for the contract to be awarded following due process is the 14 December 2023 for a commencement date of 1 April 2024 for St Bartholomew’s CE MAT and 1 September 2024 for Elston Hall Learning Trust. Separate contracts will be required for each Trust.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 55520000 - Catering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
  • UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Main site or place of performance

A full list of Sites is included with the Supplier Qualification Questionnaire.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Additional information against all of the schools listed in this notice in terms of number of pupils, ethnicity, mealtimes, services required, menus etc. will be provided with the formal ITT to be issued to the list of shortlisted contractors. As far as catering services are concerned however, these can basically be summarised as follows:

- Cafeteria style, healthy snacks at breaktime

- Cafeteria style lunches at lunchtime

- Occasional evenings/special events.

- Occasional hospitality.

It is paramount that the Chef understands creating tasty food that is delicious, healthy, and relevant to the needs/wants of our students.

The Trusts are placing the school’s catering contract out to competitive tender by inviting professional catering companies to bid for the contract. The target date for the contract to be awarded following due process is the 14 December 2023 for a commencement date of 1 April 2024 for St Bartholomew’s CE MAT and 1 September 2024 for Elston Hall Learning Trust. Separate contracts will be required for each Trust.

The contract will be awarded to one company and is expected to generate combined revenues of GBP1-1.2M per annum across the two Trusts.

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: £1,200,000

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

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

As the contract approaches the end of it's initial 3 year duration the option of a 2 year extension will be discussed.

two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 3

Maximum number: 7

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Multi Academy Trusts/Learning Trusts are continually growing. As a result, confirmation will be sought that should new schools be added in future they will be subject to the same terms & conditions negotiated as part of this contract.

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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

19 October 2023

Local time

4:00pm

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

27 October 2023

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=230303.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

(MT Ref:230303)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

Cabinet Office

London

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit