Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Camden
n/a
5 Pancras Square
London
N1C 4AG
UK
Contact person: Stephen Black
Telephone: +44 2079743818
E-mail: Stephen.Black@camden.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://uk.stephen.black@camden.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/28
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
London Boroughs of Camden and Islington Catering Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55524000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The London Boroughs of Camden and Islington (the Council) invites tenders for the provision of Catering services. Tenderers must tender for the whole of the Councils’ service requirements i.e. Cash handling / Non cash handling schools and children’s centres together with the potential to provide catering services to other establishments within the Council/s including provision of food ingredients and multi academy trusts associated with London Boroughs of Camden and Islington schools. The contract to be awarded is for 5 years, with the option for the Council/s to extend for up to a further 2 years. Should any prospective tenderer have any query in connection with any of the Tender documents, they should submit their enquiries via the e-tender messaging system.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
65 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
55320000
55321000
55322000
55330000
55510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI3
Main site or place of performance:
Camden and Islington.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Boroughs of Camden and Islington (the Council) invites tenders for the provision of Catering services. Tenderers must tender for the whole of the Councils’ service requirements i.e. Cash handling / Non cash handling schools and children’s centres together with the potential to provide catering services to other establishments within the Council/s including provision of food ingredients and multi academy trusts associated with London Boroughs of Camden and Islington schools. This procurement will be carried out under the restricted process. The contract to be awarded is for 5 years, with the option for the Council/s to extend for up to a further 2 years. Should any prospective Tenderer have any query in connection with any of the Tender documents, they should submit their enquiries via the e-tender management system. Minimum requirements are turnover of 10 000 000 GBP or more in each of the last 2 financial years, and current ratio and acid/liquidity ratio of 0.8 or above for each of the last 2 financial years. Full detail are shown in the tender documentation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
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:
2017/S 190-389457
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: London Boroughs of Camden and Islington Catering Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cater Link Ltd
3732298
300 Thames Valley Park Drive
Reading
RG6 1PT
UK
NUTS: UKI31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 64 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
70 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1EU
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/04/2018