Opportunity

Provision of Catering Services in Primary Schools

  • Durham County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-031143

Published 14 December 2021, 5:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Durham County Council

County Hall

DURHAM

DH15UQ

Contact

Helen Holmes

Email

helen.holmes@durham.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3000265420

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC - North East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.durham.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.nepo.org

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.nepo.org

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Catering Services in Primary Schools

Reference number

ProContract Reference DN587054

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council are looking to appoint, through this Tender process, a single Supplier to provide catering services in primary schools. For clarity this opportunity does not cover secondary school catering services. Currently, 155 schools, made up from a combination of Primary Maintained Schools, Special Schools and Primary Academies, have committed to participate in the Agreement .

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £100,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council are looking to appoint, through this Tender process, a single Supplier to provide catering services in primary schools.

This Agreement will be made available for use by primary schools in the municipality serviced by Durham County Council; Darlington Borough Council; Hartlepool Borough Council; Middlesbrough Council; Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Sunderland City Council. You can search the list of schools by local authority on the link below:

https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

The expected start date for the proposed Agreement is 1st August 2022.

The expected end date for the proposed Agreement is 31st July 2025 .

The proposed Agreement is to be let with an option to extend for a further 2 x 36 months from the actual end date. Making to the maximum potential length of the Agreement 9 years.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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

Open 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

21 January 2022

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

22 January 2022

Local time

12:01pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court of England & Wales

London

Country

United Kingdom