Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Aletheia Academies Trust
07801612
Meadow Road
Gravesend
DA11 7LS
UK
Contact person: Miranda Farland
Telephone: +44 8452577050
E-mail: miranda.farland@place-group.com
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.aletheiatrust.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
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
PP-10125 Aletheia Academies Trust Catering
Reference number: PP-10125
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55524000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Aletheia Academies Trust consists of twelve academies including eleven Primary schools, one Nursery and one All-Through School in Kent. The catering service across Aletheia Academies Trust may require a new approach. Currently the catering is carried out via the model in Attachment 5, but the Trust are interested to see whether improvements can be found that are in the best interest of all the schools and offer best value. The Trust are open to finding new innovative ideas to make the catering service more efficient, better quality and more cost effective. At the sole discretion of the Trust any future schools that the Trust may incorporate into the Trust will also be added to the contract. Any additional schools will co-terminate to the end same end date of the initial contract.The Contract period will be for 3 years initially with the option to extend for two further one year periods.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
55524000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Aletheia Academies Trust consists of twelve academies including eleven Primary schools, one Nursery and one All-Through School. With expansion on the horizon and our community growing, our student population of 4,600 pupils is projected to increase to over 8,000 by 2031 based on current and known growth plans. Alkerden Academy is expected to be open by September 2025. It is important that the Successful bidder is able to cope with the growth and support the Trust in a flexible manner. The catering service across Aletheia Academies Trust may require a new approach. The Contract period will be for 3 years initially with the option to extend for two further one year periods. The proposed contract will be for the outsourced provision of catering services to the Client. It is the Client’s expectation that the Successful Bidder shall be responsible for the operation of the catering function including employment and management of staff, supply of foodstuffs, consumables and light equipment and preparing and serving appropriate meals. The Client will retain responsibility for payment of utilities and the operation and maintenance of core catering equipment and facilities. The Successful bidder will provide a range of good quality, nutritious, attractively presented meals for pupils and staff, that comply with Government’s minimum nutritional and food based standards for the educational sector. Meals should reflect growth in healthy eating trends, promote uptake, and comply with the new Ofsted guidance for catering.The Successful Bidder shall establish effective management and operational level communication systems at all levels regarding the catering service with customers that include; School management, parents, and pupils. In addition, the Successful Bidder will also be responsible for all legal and health and safety & food safety requirements in delivering the catering services.
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:
4 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As per the tendering documentation
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
Open 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:
06/01/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
06/01/2025
Local time: 12:05
Place:
Place Group InTend portal
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/11/2024