Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Barnes Primary School
Cross Street
Barnes
SW13 0QQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://barnesprimaryschool.co.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
Barnes Primary School ~ catering services 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 Barnes Primary School - Cross Street, Barnes, SW13 0QQ.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
825 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
LONDON
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Barnes Primary School is a split site school located in Barnes, London, SW13 0QQ. We are a thriving, oversubscribed two-form entry primary school with a nursery. The school was judged as Outstanding when it was last inspected by Ofsted in June 2008. We currently have 487 pupils across our two sites, including 62 in the Nursery. There are additionally 74 teaching and support staff onsite.
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 appointment of a school meals provider is a major decision for our governing body. Our aim is to secure outstanding provision for all our pupils in every aspect of their school experience. We believe that a catering contract should be about so much more than putting food on plates at lunchtime. The school is committed to finding a highly effective, efficient and imaginative company that will provide exceptional quality and visually exciting school meals, but that will also work in partnership with us to address the link between food and education. We would like our school meal provider to attend our pupil council’s food focus group meetings; help pupils plan our thriving allotments; educate them about the journey from seed to plate in assemblies; organise chef-led, hand-on tasting and making sessions; and support initiatives such as cookery clubs and food education for parents. This contract is about much more than feeding children – it is about educating and exciting the next generation and their families about food.
The school outsourced from the Borough-wide catering contract 12 years ago and school meals are now freshly cooked on-site and are of gold menu standard with at least 5 fresh salads and 1 fresh bread available daily and an additional soup and sandwich bar available twice a week for Key Stage 2 children. The value of the current contract was approximately £165,000 per annum prior to the pandemic. From April 2020 to March 2021, this fell to £90,000.
Please see SQ Document for further details.
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:
2022/S 000-001901
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 001901
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/07/2022
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
Cater Link Ltd
3732298
Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive
Reading
RG6 1PT
UK
NUTS: UKJ11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 920 710.00
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=710701438
GO Reference: GO-202283-PRO-20723250
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Barnes Primary School
Barnes
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/08/2022