II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH2
Main site or place of performance:
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within SAF which currently includes before school (Sharnbrook), morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School meals are to be charged per pupil that takes a meal (on uptake) with a margin attached, and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost.
Whilst the School prioritises value for money as a key objective of the selection process, SAF is not obliged to accept the lowest price.
SAF expects the successful contractor 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. SAF expects the service delivery to be Covid-19 safe and meet all school meal regulations.
SAF 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. SAF 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. They seek a catering ‘partner’ to assist them in achieving these goals.
SAF would also like to consider proposals for capital investment in the schools, with further detail to be released in the catering specification.
Sales across all schools for the annual period 1 August 2018-31 July 2010 (before Covid disruption) were GBP 839 906 and therefore the value of this contract over the maximum potential of a 5-year term, is GBP 4 199 530.
• please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 + 2 basis;
• please be advised that the catering service is currently contracted to Chartwells where the current contract will cease on 31 December 2020;
• please be advised that the School has a minimum requirement for a contractor’s employer liability/public liability and professional indemnity insurance of GBP 10 million;
• the minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is GBP 5 million;
• please note that there are currently members of staff in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS);
• please note that this is a growing Trust. Should any other schools join this Trust during the course of this contract, these schools may, at the discretion of the client, be added to this contract.
More details can be found in the SQ Document, available to download via LTMS.
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
Start:
01/01/2021
End:
31/12/2025
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:
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 betaken 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