Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Alperton Community School Catering
Upper-school site, Stanley Avenue, Wembley, HA0 4JE Lower-school site, Ealing Road, Wembley, HA0 4PW
Middlesex
HA0 4JE
Contact
Glenn Campbell
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI72 - Brent
National registration number
URN: 101562
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
Alperton Community School Catering
Reference number
CCL_031
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Alperton Community School is an Ofsted rated Good mixed Secondary School in Alperton, London. It has over 1,900 students between the ages of 11 and 18 on roll and 120 teaching and support staff across two campuses some five minutes apart. The lower school has a very busy and well equipped kitchen and restaurant with 2 satellite serving units. The lower school has a compact kitchen that would benefit from investment in heavy equipment. The incumbent caterer is IFG and the catering team are well-regarded by the school. The contract is nearing the end of tenure and the school is bringing the two main soft services contracts, catering and cleaning, into an August commencement date in 2024.The school has a resolute focus on high expectations for their students, their community and their staff. Mr Gerard McKenna, the Headteacher, and Mr Suresh Jatla the Director of Finance and Resources are very close to the catering operation on both sites. They are tendering their catering services to
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000
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
- UKI72 - Brent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Alperton Community School is an Ofsted rated Good mixed Secondary School in Alperton, London. It has over 1,900 students between the ages of 11 and 18 on roll and 120 teaching and support staff across two campuses some five minutes apart. The lower school has a very busy and well equipped kitchen and restaurant with 2 satellite serving units. The lower school has a compact kitchen that would benefit from investment in heavy equipment. The incumbent caterer is IFG and the catering team are well-regarded by the school. The contract is nearing the end of tenure and the school is bringing the two main soft services contracts, catering and cleaning, into an August commencement date in 2024.The school has a resolute focus on high expectations for their students, their community and their staff. Mr Gerard McKenna, the Headteacher, and Mr Suresh Jatla the Director of Finance and Resources are very close to the catering operation on both sites. They are tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The contract start date is the 1st of August 2024 and this 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. The catering team have a mix of NEST and LGPS Pensions. 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. The school have requested that in this tender exercise the bidders focus on:A TUPE Compliant Bid with additional recommendations on service equipment, serving points, staffing levels and a bespoke food concept to drive sales and uptakeIn 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. Should the School not be convinced of this 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.
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: £1,500,000
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 is for an initial three year term. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two years subject to mutual agreement, based on strong financial and qualitative performance by 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
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
25 January 2024
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
info@cohesionconsultingltd.co.uk
Telephone
+44 7895837811
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
4000/4000
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
16 Mount Pleasant
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1QU
glenn@Cohesionconsulting.co.uk
Telephone
+44 7895837811
Country
United Kingdom