Tender

The Coulsdon Cluster of Primary Schools ~ Catering Services Tender

  • Smitham Primary School
  • Coulsdon C of E Primary School
  • New Valley Primary School
  • Chipstead Valley Primary School
  • Keston Primary School

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-032698

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-038645

Published 17 November 2022, 7:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Smitham Primary School

Portnalls Road, Coulsdon

Surrey

CR5 3DE

Email

tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1276673880

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.smitham.croydon.sch.uk/croydon/primary/smitham

one.1) Name and addresses

Coulsdon C of E Primary School

Bradmore Green, Old Coulsdon

Surrey

CR5 1ED

Email

tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.coulsdoncofe.co.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

New Valley Primary School

Old Lodge Lane, Purley

Surrey

CR8 4AZ

Email

tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.newvalleyprimary.com/

one.1) Name and addresses

Chipstead Valley Primary School

Chipstead Valley Road, Chipstead Valley Road

Surrey

CR5 3BW

Email

tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.chipsteadvalley.com/

one.1) Name and addresses

Keston Primary School

Keston Avenue, Coulsdon

Surrey

CR5 1HP

Email

tenders@litmuspartnerhhip.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.kestonprimary.org.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

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

https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/EFUCP9892W

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

The Coulsdon Cluster of Primary Schools ~ Catering Services Tender

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering Services for The Coulsdon Cluster of 5 Primary Schools:

New Valley Primary School; Chipstead Valley Primary School; Coulsdon C of E Primary School; Keston Primary School; Smitham Primary School

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,443,562

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Main site or place of performance

Surrey, East and West Sussex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

New Valley Primary School

New Valley is a one-form primary school serving families in Purley and Coulsdon. We are part of PACE Academy Trust, a family of five primary schools in the London boroughs of Croydon and Merton. There are currently around 170 children on roll at New Valley, and the school employs around 26 staff.

Keston Primary School

Keston Primary school is a two-form entry school with nursery provision in Old Coulsdon, on the borders of Croydon and Surrey. Keston joined PACE Academy Trust in October 2018 as an academy converter.

Chipstead Valley Primary School

Chipstead Valley is a Primary School based in Coulsdon Surrey, our school is larger than average accommodating around 700 pupils and 110 members of staff. Alongside the main school we have a purpose built Nursery catering for 2 and 3 year olds and an Enhanced Learning Provision Unit for children with physical and complex medical needs.

Smitham Primary School

Smtiham Primary School is a Primary School in Coulsdon, Surrey which was founded in 1885. We are currently a part 2 form entry school, which rose to a 3 form entry, beginning in September 2018.

Coulsdon C of E Primary School is a Primary School in Old Coulsdon which was founded in 1845.

The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 206 students on roll and 40 teaching and support staff, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The School would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly.

Please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 + 2 years basis.

See SQ Document for further details.

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: £2,443,562

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

Start date

1 April 2023

End date

31 March 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

No

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

Envisaged minimum number: 5

Maximum number: 10

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

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 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

Restricted procedure

Accelerated procedure

Justification:

April contract start

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

Date

9 December 2022

Local time

12:00pm

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

16 January 2023

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: No

six.3) Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time.

The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time.

The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.

The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Surrey:-School-catering-services./EFUCP9892W

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/EFUCP9892W

GO Reference: GO-20221117-PRO-21483679

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Smitham Primary School

Surrey

Country

United Kingdom