CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

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Description

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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

T145 Provision of Staff and Visitor Catering Services and Associated Retail Opportunities.

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Type of works contract

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Type of supplies contract

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Type of service contract

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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

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This notice involves a framework agreement

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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Opportunities for maximising commercial ventures which include both food and non-food retail outlets.

The Trust is interested in exploring opportunities for maximising commercial ventures which include both food and non-food retail outlets in its three main hospital sites in Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole.

Included within the scope of this procurement will be a requirement for a suitably experienced and capable provider to undertake the provision of staff and visitor restaurant facilities and associated retail catering services that are currently provided by a mixture of in-house staff/visitor refectory type restaurants and coffee shops that are in need of significant investment, upgrade and refresh/rebranding, plus four voluntary sector provided outlet /kiosks. The intention is to provide standards of commercial performance commensurate with a high street brand.

It is envisaged that qualifying staff currently employed by the Trust in the provision of these services will be covered under the TUPE regulations and transfer to the successful provider.

The in-house services are supplemented at the Grimsby site by a commercial coffee shop and retail unit that will continue to operate independently, outside the scope of this contract.

The Trust is seeking a forward looking partner to help develop and expand the on-site facilities in terms of quality and deliver increased income generation for the Trust. It is expected that the successful provider will be in a position to invest significantly in the upgrade of the facilities and provide a progressive development plan across the life of the contract. In return the Trust is prepared to be flexible over the length of the contract to facilitate a realistic return on investment.

Current catering revenue generated from the three sites equates to approximately 725 000 GBP p.a. with approximately 250 000 transactions per annum recorded.

By way of background the Trust secured Foundation Trust status in 2007 and serves a population of 350,000 from its three sites in Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole which have a combined capacity of 850 beds, 6400 staff and an annual budget in excess of 300 000 000 GBP. Additionally the Trust sees 30,000 patients per month on an Outpatient basis. All three hospital sites are located in pre-dominantly residential areas with limited catering and retail facilities in the immediate vicinity.

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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

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Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

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Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

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Type of procedure

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Award criteria

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Award criteria

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An electronic auction has been used

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Administrative information

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File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

NLG 00054

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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

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Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

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Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

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Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

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Lodging of appeals

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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

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Dispatch date of this Notice