Awarded contract

CE-01206 - Venturers Trust Catering

  • Venturers Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-028805

Published 18 November 2021, 12:37pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Venturers Trust

Gatehouse Avenue

Bristol

BS13 9AJ

Contact

Rabina Munir

Email

contact@schoolsbuyinghubsouthwest.com

Telephone

+44 1173445261

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK11 - Bristol, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.venturerstrust.org/

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/schoolsbuyingclub

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

CE-01206 - Venturers Trust Catering

Reference number

CE-01206

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Venturers Trust, a multi-academy trust is an ambitious and diverse family of schools comprising Primary, Secondary, all-age schools, and a Special school, with a total of 3,500 pupils and 700 staff. The academies within Venturers Trust are located in two clusters, one in South Bristol and the other in East Central Bristol, the academies are based on 8 Different sites. Venturers Trust is privileged to work with an incredibly diverse and vibrant set of communities, and they take their educational commitment to them extremely seriously.This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic catering team to work in partnership with all our schools to develop an outstandingly consistent catering service across the Trust and who can provide a professional reliable high-quality food service for the Trust.

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: £5,304,909

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK11 - Bristol, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Venturers Trust, a multi-academy trust is an ambitious and diverse family of schools comprising Primary, Secondary, all-age schools, and a Special school, with a total of 3,500 pupils and 700 staff. The academies within Venturers Trust are located in two clusters, one in South Bristol and the other in East Central Bristol, the academies are based on 8 Different sites. Venturers Trust is privileged to work with an incredibly diverse and vibrant set of communities, and they take their educational commitment to them extremely seriously.This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic catering team to work in partnership with all our schools to develop an outstandingly consistent catering service across the Trust and who can provide a professional reliable high-quality food service for the Trust.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: 65% Quality Criteria / Weighting: 65%

Cost criterion - Name: Commercial Approach 10% / Weighting: 25%

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

Open 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 000-006744


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CE-01206

Lot No

n/a

Title

Venturers Trust - Catering Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 July 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Aspens Services Ltd

Teme House, Whittington

Worcester

WR5 2RY

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG12 - Worcestershire
National registration number

06561073

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £7,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £5,304,909


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Court of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Court of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom