Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Brighton Academies Trust
Room A304 Checkland Building, University Of Brighton
Falmer
BN1 9PH
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.brightonacademiestrust.org.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/YD393862MT
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
University of Brighton Academies Trust — Catering Tender
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 for University of Brighton Academies Trust, which is a MAT made up of 15 academies (infant, primary and secondary) based across Sussex.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
6 870 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ2
Main site or place of performance:
Surrey, East and West Sussex.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful supplier will be required to provide catering services for University of Brighton Academies Trust, which is a MAT made up of 15 academies (infant, primary and secondary) based across Sussex.
The University of Brighton Academies Trust in its current form, was created after the University of Brighton Academies Trust and The Hastings Academies Trust merged in September 2017. The two Trusts had worked closely together for several years, under a single central management team.
The Trust and our academies benefit from nearly ten years of experience supporting schools. We were one of the first multi-academy Trusts sponsored by a university and continue to see positive results from the University of Brighton's involvement.
By working together and sharing ideas, insights and best practice, our academies support each other to improve. It is important to us that our academies have a positive impact on their communities and that pupils understand the role they can play in the wider world.
As an organisation:
We want excellence for our pupils and their families, our staff and our academies’ communities. We believe that education transforms lives.
We work with integrity. We recognise the unique character of each of our academies and tailor the support we provide to suit the individual academy and its pupils. We respect all cultures and beliefs and believe in honesty and openness.
Innovation is key. We constantly strive to improve. Our pupils’ experience is enriched by the contribution of the University of Brighton and its School of Education.
The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 7 753 students on roll and 1 146 teaching and support staff, with a focus on exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements and to be committed to maximising free school meals entitlement take up for some of our most vulnerable students. The Trust wishes the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly.
The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2023 with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the client. This contract will operate as a guaranteed performance contract, with the successful contractor offering the Academy’s a guaranteed return/cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the University of Brighton Academies Trust for the duration of this contract.
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:
6 870 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/08/2020
End:
31/07/2025
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 five suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process.Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will betaken through to the tender stage. Where more than five 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
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/YD393862MT
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
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
To manage the end-to-end timeline and contract mobilisation period in time for the new academic year.
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:
20/03/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
17/04/2020
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
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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Falmer:-School-catering-services./YD393862MT
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/YD393862MT
Go reference: GO-202035-PRO-16118589
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The University of Brighton Academies Trust
Room A304 Checkland Building, University Of Brighton
Falmer
BN1 9PH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/03/2020