Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Paradigm Trust
Dee Street
Poplar, London
E14 OPT
UK
Telephone: +44 1473356250
E-mail: nathan.stone@paradigmtrust.org
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://paradigmtrust.org/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Paradigm Trust Provision of Catering Services 2019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55520000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking to appoint a new contract for catering services.
The Trust intends to award a contract for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further year, subject to contract reviews. The preferred suppliers will be appointed in March 2019 to begin their contract from April 2019.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH1
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The winning Bidder will be expected to provide Catering Services for the Authority as described in the specification. The Authority wishes to achieve the following objectives following this tender process:
— appoint provider(s) of catering services for all academies — Work with the winning Bidder to introduce innovative ideas to further improve the catering,
— improve the nutritional balance of meals on offer,
— ensure the school meals are provided 100 % of the time,
— ensure staff are managed efficiently and given opportunities to develop their training and careers,
— introduce eco-friendly food packaging to reduce non-recyclable waste,
— work with the Winning Bidder and the Authority’s waste provider to improve how the authority recycles its waste from the kitchen,
— ensure, in general, Catering is carried out efficiently and to best in class standard.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End:
22/04/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Optional renewal for a further 1 year.
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:
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
11/02/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
11/02/2019
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/01/2019