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II.1.1) Title
Chosen Hill School Cluster – Catering Tender
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55524000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The successful Supplier/s will be required to provide Catering services for Chosen Hill, Farmor’s and/or Cirencester Kingshill Schools.
• LOT 1 - Chosen Hill School, Brookfield Road, Churchdown, Gloucester GL3 2PL
• LOT 2 - Farmor's School, The Park, Fairford, Gloucestershire, GL7 4JQ
• LOT 3 - Cirencester Kingshill School, Kingshill Lane, Cirencester, GL7 1HS
Please note that whilst sharing a joint procurement process, each School is entirely independent of the others and each individual catering contract may be awarded to a different contractor, with each school ultimately making its own award decision.
This tender is split into 3 LOTS – Suppliers will be required to submit a separate SQ response via LTMS for each of the LOTS they wish to participate in, links below:
LOT 1- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/995WUPRXD6
LOT 2- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/2KB94HQY5N
LOT 3- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/QF5762Z275
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 295 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
LOT 1 - Chosen Hill School
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
55524000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK1
Main site or place of performance:
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract/s covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the Schools, including hospitality and free issue requirements.
The duration of the contract/s offered is three years commencing on 1 August 2022, concluding on 31 July 2025, with the opportunity to extend by up to an additional two years at the discretion of each governing body.
The contract is offered on a ‘guaranteed performance’ basis with all free issue requirements and hospitality being recharged on consumption at “net” food cost only.
The quality of food provision will be critical and indeed your organisation must be flexible enough to source bakery, meat, fruit and vegetables and dairy products through local suppliers based no more than 25 miles from the School/s. It is expected that menus will feature and utilise products in season.
NB: Please note that the successful contractor/s will pay the procurement consultancy fee on award for each lot of this contract, which will be to the value of:
•Chosen Hill School - £3,000.00 plus VAT.
•Cirencester Kingshill School - £3,000.00 plus VAT.
•Farmors School - £3,500.00 plus VAT.
This fee will be invoiced immediately after the 10 day standstill period. To ensure transparency, you will clearly show within your management fee a breakdown of this fee, over the initial three year length of the contract. The total fee will be paid by the successful contractor, in full to Litmus, by no later than Friday 22nd July 2022.
For further information, please see the SQ Document.
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:
1 420 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/08/2022
End:
31/07/2027
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
II.2.14) Additional information
LOT 1 - Chosen Hill School
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/995WUPRXD6
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
LOT 2 - Farmor's School
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
55524000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK1
Main site or place of performance:
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract/s covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the Schools, including hospitality and free issue requirements.
The duration of the contract/s offered is three years commencing on 1 August 2022, concluding on 31 July 2025, with the opportunity to extend by up to an additional two years at the discretion of each governing body.
The contract is offered on a ‘guaranteed performance’ basis with all free issue requirements and hospitality being recharged on consumption at “net” food cost only.
The quality of food provision will be critical and indeed your organisation must be flexible enough to source bakery, meat, fruit and vegetables and dairy products through local suppliers based no more than 25 miles from the School/s. It is expected that menus will feature and utilise products in season.
NB: Please note that the successful contractor/s will pay the procurement consultancy fee on award for each lot of this contract, which will be to the value of:
•Chosen Hill School - £3,000.00 plus VAT.
•Cirencester Kingshill School - £3,000.00 plus VAT.
•Farmors School - £3,500.00 plus VAT.
This fee will be invoiced immediately after the 10 day standstill period. To ensure transparency, you will clearly show within your management fee a breakdown of this fee, over the initial three year length of the contract. The total fee will be paid by the successful contractor, in full to Litmus, by no later than Friday 22nd July 2022.
For further information, please see the SQ Document.
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:
950 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/08/2022
End:
31/07/2027
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
II.2.14) Additional information
LOT 2 - Farmors School
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/2KB94HQY5N
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
LOT 3 - Cirencester Kingshill School
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
55524000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK1
Main site or place of performance:
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract/s covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the Schools, including hospitality and free issue requirements.
The duration of the contract/s offered is three years commencing on 1 August 2022, concluding on 31 July 2025, with the opportunity to extend by up to an additional two years at the discretion of each governing body.
The contract is offered on a ‘guaranteed performance’ basis with all free issue requirements and hospitality being recharged on consumption at “net” food cost only.
The quality of food provision will be critical and indeed your organisation must be flexible enough to source bakery, meat, fruit and vegetables and dairy products through local suppliers based no more than 25 miles from the School/s. It is expected that menus will feature and utilise products in season.
NB: Please note that the successful contractor/s will pay the procurement consultancy fee on award for each lot of this contract, which will be to the value of:
•Chosen Hill School - £3,000.00 plus VAT.
•Cirencester Kingshill School - £3,000.00 plus VAT.
•Farmors School - £3,500.00 plus VAT.
This fee will be invoiced immediately after the 10 day standstill period. To ensure transparency, you will clearly show within your management fee a breakdown of this fee, over the initial three year length of the contract. The total fee will be paid by the successful contractor, in full to Litmus, by no later than Friday 22nd July 2022.
For further information, please see the SQ Document.
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:
925 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/08/2022
End:
31/07/2027
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
II.2.14) Additional information
LOT 3 - Cirencester Kingshill School
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/QF5762Z275
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.
It will be the supplier'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 contract 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.