Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
St James and Blessed Dominic Schools Catering
Great Strand, Colindale
London
NW9 5PE
Contact
Glenn Campbell
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI71 - Barnet
National registration number
URN 101364
Internet address(es)
Main 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
St James and Blessed Dominic Schools Catering
Reference number
CCL_025
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
St James Catholic Secondary School and Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School share the same site in Grand Strand, Barnet. Both schools are in the Diocese of Westminster.St James was founded by the Dominican sisters in 1934. It is an Ofsted rated Good Secondary with a successful Sixth Form and a roll of over 1,250 students and 19% FSM eligibility. There is well equipped kitchen that services both Secondary and Primary Phases – an internal corridor is used to access the Primary serving area. There are two busy external pods on site.Blessed Dominic was founded in 1971 and has over 450 primary students and has 18% FSM Eligibility, noting free school meal funding for all KS23 students is in place until July 2024. Both schools are registered with Healthy Schools London and Blessed Dominic has a Gold award.The incumbent caterer is Impact Food Group and both catering teams are well-regarded by the school. Given the unique nature of the operation both schools are being tendered as one L
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: £1,860,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI71 - Barnet
Main site or place of performance
St James Catholic High School, Great Strand, Colindale, London, NW9 5PE and Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School, Great Strand, Colindale, London, NW9 5PE
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
St James Catholic Secondary School and Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School share the same site in Grand Strand, Barnet. Both schools are in the Diocese of Westminster.St James was founded by the Dominican sisters in 1934. It is an Ofsted rated Good Secondary with a successful Sixth Form and a roll of over 1,250 students and 19% FSM eligibility. There is well equipped kitchen that services both Secondary and Primary Phases – an internal corridor is used to access the Primary serving area. There are two busy external pods on site.Blessed Dominic was founded in 1971 and has over 450 primary students and has 18% FSM Eligibility, noting free school meal funding for all KS23 students is in place until July 2024. Both schools are registered with Healthy Schools London and Blessed Dominic has a Gold award.The incumbent caterer is Impact Food Group and both catering teams are well-regarded by the school. Given the unique nature of the operation both schools are being tendered as one Lot with one tender and a financial model for each school. The schools will award the contract to one caterer. 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. This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently high levels of food quality and tangible contract support.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 Covid crisis has caused some operational challenges on site. There has not been a morning break service for some time and both sales and uptake are very low.
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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-036806
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CCL_025
Title
St James Catholic Secondary School
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 December 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Innovate IFG
Impact Food Group Ground Floor, North Wing, St. Andrews House, West Street
Woking
GU21 6EB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ26 - East Surrey
Internet address
https://impactfood.co.uk/contact/
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,860,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,169,305
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
16 Mount Pleasant
Royal Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1QU
Telephone
+44 7895837811
Country
United Kingdom