Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Beaumont Primary School
Old Lodge Lane, Purley
Surrey
CR8 4DN
Contact
Glenn Campbell
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI62 - Croydon
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://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
Beaumont Primary Catering
Reference number
CCL_055
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Beaumont Primary School in Croydon is tendering their catering services with a contract start date of 1st April 2025. Due to this extremely challenging timeline, we are managing an open tender process with site visits on Monday, 25th November 2024, the tender response date is 1pm, Thursday 23rd January 2025. Presentations are scheduled for early February, possibly Thursday 6th. The school is developing their catering provision to deliver the very best service for every child at the school. The contract will be 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 client agreement on budgets and service levels. There are LGPS pensions within the catering team and the school has a strong working relationship with the incumbent caterer Collegiate Trading Company.This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently high levels of food qual
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £255,000
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
- UKI62 - Croydon
Main site or place of performance
Beaumont Primary School, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, Surrey. CR8 4DN
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Beaumont Primary School in Croydon is tendering their catering services with a contract start date of 1st April 2025. Due to this extremely challenging timeline, we are managing an open tender process with site visits on Monday, 25th November 2024, the tender response date is 1pm, Thursday 23rd January 2025. Presentations are scheduled for early February, possibly Thursday 6th. The school is developing their catering provision to deliver the very best service for every child at the school. The contract will be 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 client agreement on budgets and service levels. There are LGPS pensions within the catering team and the school has a strong working relationship with the incumbent caterer Collegiate Trading Company.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 Schools and CCL expect the successful Contractor to guarantee their financial proposal within reason and deliver excellent standards. The business manager has requested that in this tender exercise the bidders focus on:A transformational working partnership, delivered via a TUPE compliant bid, with additional recommendations on service equipment, serving points, staffing levels and a bespoke food concept to drive sales and uptake.In short, the School needs to be convinced the bidders are able to deliver their promises, achieve their sales targets, deliver their service enhancements in full and support the School in day-to-day operation. Should the school not be convinced of the proposals they reserve the right to revert to an ‘insourced’ solution or post ‘no award’. Any investment proposals will need to be consistent with ESFA guidelines.Contract turnover is circa £85,000 per annum excl. VAT. The successful bidder will be expected to operate with a strong partnership, integrity and honesty.
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: £255,000
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: 4
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:
n/a
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
23 January 2025
Local time
1:00pm
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
Telephone
+44 1892251001
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Details on deadlines for review procedures are available from Cohesion Consulting Ltd.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
16 Mount Pleasant
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1QU
Telephone
+44 1892251001
Country
United Kingdom