Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
High Street
Barnet
EN5 5RR
UK
Contact person: The Litmus Partnership Ltd
Telephone: +44 1276-673880
E-mail: pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.qegschool.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School — Tender for Catering Services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55524000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services at Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School.
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 1 077 students on roll and 162 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.
The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.8.2016 to 31.7.2019 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School for the duration of this contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School, Barnet, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days. 5 days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days.
The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the School, which currently includes morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost.
Whilst the School prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.
The value of the current contract (based on Sales at the till) is:
2014-15: 175 842,95 GBP;
2015-16 (1 Sept. to 31 Jan.): 104 943,75 GBP.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Company approach
/ Weighting: 35
Quality criterion: Contract compliance
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: Competitiveness
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared on-site.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 037-059470
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School — Tender for Catering Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract will be re-advertised as an open procedure.
Once the new notice has been published, please contact admin@litmuspartnership.co.uk to express an interest in participating in the tender process and you will be provided with the tender documentation.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Barnet
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Barnet
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Barnet
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/04/2016