II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
Bushey Meads School and Little Reddings Primary School.
Bushey.
Hertfordshire.
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The tender project is seeking to appoint a Supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for 1 152 students and 140 teaching and support staff at Bushey Meads School, and 380 students and 40 teaching and support staff at Little Reddings Primary School, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The Client would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly.
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1.9.2017 to 31.8.2020 and will operate as a guaranteed performance contract, with the successful Supplier offering the Client a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the Client for the duration of this contract.
The academic year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days.
The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the schools, which currently includes morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School Meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost.
Whilst the Client 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 Client expects the successful Supplier to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared on-site. The Client expects the successful Supplier to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Every Child Matters.
The Client believes that success should be celebrated and that pupils should enjoy their time at school; if lessons are stimulating and challenging then students will love learning. Much time therefore, is spent reviewing and planning schemes of work to ensure that they are differentiated to meet the needs of all students. As a result, the Client is very enthusiastic regarding work experience and apprenticeship proposals and would welcome the input of the successful Contractor.
As a school who are continually seeking ways to improve and develop the ethos and environment for students and staff, to give them the facilities they deserve and need to meet the challenges of the 21st Century, any consideration regarding inward capital investment as part of the Supplier's tender submission would be welcomed. The Client would wish for the Supplier to look at making this investment within a Food Cube for Bushey Meads School and service counters and update the equipment within the Little Reddings Primary School kitchen.
Please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 + 2 years basis.
(Further information is available in the SQ Document.)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Food and Menus
/ Weighting: 16
Quality criterion: Innovation
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Staffing
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Training and Development
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Marketing
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Contract Support
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Area Manager
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Cultural Fit
/ Weighting: 16
Cost criterion: Profit to Client
/ Weighting: 8
Cost criterion: Procurement
/ Weighting: 8
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