Contract

The Breakspear School VEAT

  • Breakspear Primary School

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-031989

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04a627

Published 6 October 2024, 2:38pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Breakspear Primary School

Bushey Road

Ickenham

UB10 8JA

Contact

Procurement team

Email

info@cohesionconsulting.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.breakspear.hillingdon.sch.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home

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

The Breakspear School VEAT

Reference number

n/a direct award VEAT

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Following the unexpected, sudden end of the existing catering contract, the school is making a direct award of the catering contract for 12 months on the grounds of extreme urgency. The award is made to ensure continuity of food supply for their students and to allow for a brief TUPE process to protect the employment of the catering staff. The current contract is ending early on the 25th of October and this does not allow for an accelerated process and TUPE consultations. The school will commence a fully compliant tender as required within 12 months of the contract start date.

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: £300,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon
Main site or place of performance

Breakspear Primary School, Ickenham

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Following the unexpected, sudden end of the existing catering contract, the school is making a direct award of the catering contract for 12 months on the grounds of extreme urgency. The award is made to ensure continuity of food supply for their students and to allow for a brief TUPE process to protect the employment of the catering staff. The current contract is ending early on the 25th of October and this does not allow for an accelerated process and TUPE consultations. The school will commence a fully compliant tender as required within 12 months of the contract start date.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Following the unexpected, sudden end of the existing catering contract, the school is making a direct award of the catering contract for 12 months on the grounds of extreme urgency. The award is made to ensure continuity of food supply for their students and to allow for a brief TUPE process to protect the employment of the catering staff. The current contract is ending early on the 25th of October and this does not allow for an accelerated process and TUPE consultations. The school will commence a fully compliant tender as required within 12 months of the contract start date.

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.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CCL_0001

Title

The Breakspear School VEAT

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 October 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Orchard Contract Catering Ltd

22 Church Close

Uxbridge

HA6 2RH

Email

hello@theorchardcontractcatering.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon
Internet address

www.theorchardcontractcatering.co.uk

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: £300,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £300,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Cohesion consulting

16 Mount Pleasant

Royal Tunbridge Wells

TN1 1QU

Email

info@cohesionconsulting.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1892251001

Country

United Kingdom