Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Clevedon Leaning Trust
Valley Road, Clevedon
North Somerset
BS21 6AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKK12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.clevedonlearningtrust.org.uk/index.asp
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
Clevedon Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55524000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Clevedon Learning Trust.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 350 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK12
Main site or place of performance:
Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful tenderer will be required to provide all catering services within the Trust, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.
Clevedon Learning Trust is an established Multi Academy Trust (MAT) which includes currently the following academies where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification from the contract commencement. The Schools which currently form the Trust are:
1.Mary Elton (currently offering a delivered service to All Saints)
2.Yeo Moor
3.St Nicholas Chantry
4.Tickenham
5.Northgate (currently offering a delivered service to Puriton and Westonzoyland)
6.Westover Green
7.Willowdown (currently offering a delivered service Wembdon and Woolavington)
8.Chestnut Park
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 April 2022 until 31 March 2025, with the option to extend for a further term excluding the right to further extend. The contract being offered and will be guaranteed performance in nature.
The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of all catering services within the Trust. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations across all Schools.
Regular customer and parental engagement will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term
These new standards of operation should meet the needs of the pupils moving forwards into this contract term. The current range of foods needs to be expanded along with the service provision. It is one of the objectives of this tender that the successful contractor will utilise the local supply chain and farming” belt” in North Somerset to source all fresh produce, namely being:
Bakery Products
Meat
Fruit and Vegetables
Dairy Products
The contract will operate on guaranteed cost per year with all universal free school meals, free school meals and hospitality being charged based on consumption and at net food cost.
The approximate cost of the contract per annum is £450,000.00 plus VAT
The Multi Academy Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the trust during this contract period, and the provision of catering services within these schools when they have joined the MAT will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful contractor will be expected to provide this service within these additional schools using the same costing model, ratios etc. that they applied to their successful tender submission for the Clevedon Learning Trust at the point of tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the MAT.
Indeed a new three form entry Primary School is being built in Bishops Cleeve “Greenacres” which is due to open in September 2023 and whose catering provision will fall under the scope of this contract once opened.
Please note: Further schools may be added to the contract during the tender process and during the life of the contract as detailed above.
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:
2021/S 000-017326
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 017326
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/12/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aspens Services Ltd
06561073
Ground Floor, Teme House, Whittington Road, Whittington
Worcester
WR5 2RY
UK
NUTS: UKG12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 703 566.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=683379564
GO Reference: GO-2022412-PRO-19956862
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Clevedon Learning Trust
Valley Road, Clevedon
North Somerset
BS21 6AH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/04/2022