Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Peterborough Diocese Education Trust
6 The Lakes, Bedford Road
Northampton
NN4 7YD
UK
Contact person: The Litmus Partnership Ltd
Telephone: +44 1276-673880
E-mail: pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKF23
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.pdet.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/peterborough_diocese_education_trust
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
Peterborough Diocese Education Trust — 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 tenderer will be required to provide catering services for the following schools within the Peterborough Diocese Education Trust:
— Barby CE Primary School;
— Braunston CE Primary School;
— Easton Garford CE Primary School;
— Pytchley CE Primary School;
— Silverstone (Infant and Junior Schools);
— St James CE Primary School;
— Towcester CE Primary School.
Please note: Further schools may be added to the contract during the tender process.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF23
UKF30
Main site or place of performance:
Barby CE Primary School;
Braunston CE Primary School;
Easton Garford CE Primary School;
Pytchley CE Primary School;
Silverstone (Infant and Junior Schools);
St James CE Primary School, United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within each of the Schools, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.
The successful contractor will be expected to source all fresh produce on a local basis, especially fresh meat, bakery and fruit and vegetables.
The emphasis for this service is on achieving ‘best value’ and the successful contractor will be expected to demonstrate innovation, flexibility and commercialism.
The contract being offered commences on 1.8.2016 for an initial 2 year period, with the option to extend for a further 2 years, and will operate on a fixed cost basis. Please note: Although the contract commencement date is 1.8.2016, there will be no catering provision required at any School until the start of the 2016 Academic year.
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:
1 480 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/08/2016
End:
31/07/2020
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
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
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/04/2016
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
10/05/2016
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Interest in the pre-qualification process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number.
The pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/peterborough_diocese_education_trust
The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 22.4.2016 (12:00). Tenderers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.
Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time.
It will be the Tenderer'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 OJEU 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Peterborough Diocese Education Trust
Northampton
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Peterborough Diocese Education Trust
Northampton
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Peterborough Diocese Education Trust
Northampton
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/03/2016