Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
St Michael's CofE High School
Astley Road
Chorley
PR7 1RS
UK
Contact person: The Litmus Partnership Ltd
Telephone: +44 1276-673880
E-mail: pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKD43
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.saint-michaels.com
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/st_michaels_cofe_high_school
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
St Michael's CofE High School — Tender for Catering Services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55524000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
St Michael's is a Church of England Academy High School located in Chorley.
There are 1 125 pupils, years 7-11, with a separate year 11 common room/dining area.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD43
Main site or place of performance:
St Michael's CofE High School, Astley Road, Chorley, United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services at St Michael's CofE High School.
Contract value = 795 000 GBP based on a 3-year contract.
Breakfast, morning break and lunch are currently provided in the main dining areas with daily tea, coffee and fruit juice provided to the staff room at break and a small amount of hospitality.
The use of local producers and suppliers is important to the school as is the promotion of healthy eating and a good variety of meal options.
The school welcomes expressions of interest from caterers able to demonstrate good resource in this Geographical area and the ability to support the on-site team.
The contract will commence on 1.4.2017 for a minimum period of 3 years and the option to extend for a further 2 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
795 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2017
End:
31/03/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
23/09/2016
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
28/10/2016
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Interest in the pre-qualification process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract/notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number.
The pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/st_michaels_cofe_high_school
The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 23.9.2016 (12:00). Tenderers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.
Documents in respect of economic/financial standing (where indicated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.
It will be the Tenderer's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time.
The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this OJEU notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time.
The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.
The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
St Michael's CofE High School
Chorley
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
St Michael's CofE High School
Chorley
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
St Michael's CofE High School
Chorley
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/08/2016