Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bedford High School
Manchester Road
Leigh
WN7 2LU
UK
Telephone: +44 1276-673880
E-mail: pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bedford.wigan.sch.uk
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
Bedford High School — Tender for Catering Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55524000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The successful supplier will be required to provide catering services at Bedford High School, Leigh, Greater Manchester.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering and vending services within the school, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.
The current services are provided by way of a contracted catering operation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
Main site or place of performance:
Bedford High School
Leigh
Greater Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The duration of the contract being offered is 3 years commencing on 1.4.2019 and concluding on 31.3.2022, with the potential for an extension of up to a further 3 years. The contract will be on a guaranteed performance basis with all free issues and hospitality being recharged to the school at net cost only.
It is expected that the successful supplier will work very closely with the Client and engage with the school curriculum, pupils and parents moving forwards into this contract term.
The client wishes for the successful supplier to be able to offer innovation and to make some changes to the service provision within the school during the course of the new contract term. This will include ideas and innovation and how the catering service can be meet the needs of the pupils and staff within the school.
Any inward investment should be detailed within the tender submission and also what impact this will have on the catering facilities within the school.
It is anticipated that the contract will operate at a break-even point each year for the main account, with all free issues and hospitality being recharged at net cost to the school based on consumption.
A number of the existing catering staff currently have local government pensions and the successful supplier will be required to ensure that they gain admitted body status into this fund.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Food
/ Weighting: 17.5
Quality criterion: Management
/ Weighting: 10.0
Quality criterion: People
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Service development
/ Weighting: 15.0
Quality criterion: Contractor compliance and cultural fit
/ Weighting: 12.5
Cost criterion: Finance
/ Weighting: 35.0
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 142-324751
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Bedford High School — Tender for Catering Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/02/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aspens Services Ltd
Hindlip
UK
NUTS: UKG12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bedford High School
Leigh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/06/2019