Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Screen Academy Catering Tender
Ladbroke House, 62-66 Highbury Grove,
London
N5 2AD
Contact
Procurement team at Cohesion
Telephone
+44 1892251001
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
www.in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home
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
London Screen Academy Catering
Reference number
CCL_50
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The London Screen Academy is a specialist Sixth Form Academy in the London Borough of Islington. Part of the Day One Trust, it has 833 students on roll and over 80 teaching and support staff. The Academy is located in a former factory in Islington. The 80,000Sq Ft factory was built in the 1930s and was transformed into a world class film Academy in 2019. There is one busy main restaurant with a modern, well equipped and compact kitchen. There are no LGPS pensions in the catering team.The contract is starting on January 1st 2025 and an accelerated two stage restricted process is being used for the procurement. The Academy continues to forge a bright new future for the students and the film industry under the leadership of the Principal, Charlie Kennard MBE. The Academy Business Manager, Laura Defrates is developing the services to reflect the high aspirations of the Principal and SLT; she is tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £203,000
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
- UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Main site or place of performance
London Screen Academy Islington
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Screen Academy is a specialist Sixth Form Academy in the London Borough of Islington. Part of the Day One Trust, it has 833 students on roll and over 80 teaching and support staff. The Academy is located in a former factory in Islington. The 80,000Sq Ft factory was built in the 1930s and was transformed into a world class film Academy in 2019. There is one busy main restaurant with a modern, well equipped and compact kitchen. There are no LGPS pensions in the catering team.The contract is starting on January 1st 2025 and an accelerated two stage restricted process is being used for the procurement. The Academy continues to forge a bright new future for the students and the film industry under the leadership of the Principal, Charlie Kennard MBE. The Academy Business Manager, Laura Defrates is developing the services to reflect the high aspirations of the Principal and SLT; she is tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the Academy. The contract is for an initial three-year period, there is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and mutual agreement on budgets and service levels. This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently high levels of food quality and tangible contract support. The School and CCL expect the successful Contractor to guarantee their financial proposal within reason and deliver excellent standards.
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: £203,000
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
The contract tenure is for an initial three year term and there is an option for both parties to extending the contract for another two years subject to performance and mutual agreement.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The contract is coming to an unexpectedly sudden end and to support a compliant process and a subsequent TUPE transfer, an accelerated process is essential.
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
15 October 2024
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
21 October 2024
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: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
cocommercial@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2072761234
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/procurement
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
16 Mount Pleasant
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1QU
info@cohesionconsultingltd.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1892251001
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
All details on review procedures are available from Cohesion Consulting.