Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Carmel College
Prescot Road
St Helens
WA10 3AG
UK
Telephone: +44 1276-673880
E-mail: pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKD71
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.carmel.ac.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/carmel_college
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
Carmel College — Tender for Catering Services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55523000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Carmel College is a Catholic 6th Form College that welcomes students of all faiths and backgrounds. It is committed to developing a community of mutual respect where personal qualities are highly valued and each student has the opportunity to reach their absolute potential.
Over the years, Carmel College has gone from strength to strength and has gained a national reputation for quality. It has achieved outstanding academic results for many years and continues to provide excellence in teaching and learning in order to maintain these high standards. As well as being the best performing college in Merseyside and Cheshire, the college is also rated in the top 10 % of schools and colleges nationally.
In recent years over 23 000 000 GBP of investment has transformed Carmel's campus into a truly inspiring place of learning providing technology rich facilities for generations to come.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 360 000.00
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:
UKD71
Main site or place of performance:
Carmel College, St Helen's, Merseyside, United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services at Carmel College (the Client).
The Client is looking for a Supplier who will be their partner within a vibrant competitive market. The catering service is currently outsourced to a catering contractor.
Any Supplier wishing to be considered for this contract must be able to demonstrate experience and depth of knowledge in the management and handling of TUPE issues.
The contract will commence on 13.7.2018 for a period of 3 years, with an option to extend on a 1 + 1 basis. The value of the contract is 1 360 000 GBP.
This contract as a minimum will be nil cost in nature with the successful Supplier developing the team and market to move forward. Investment is not actively sought, but may be required to enhance and further the service, should the bid require it.
We are seeking a suitably experienced Supplier who has current experience of working within the college and secondary school market place, ideally with a strong operational base within the North of England, thus allowing for responsive, contract support and management of catering staff. The service has in the last 12 months encountered stiff competition from a fast food development close by and the Supplier will need to provide a service that competes and exceeds the offers from elsewhere.
The successful Supplier will be required to formally report each month on catering standard performance and operational matters, ensuring the senior management team at the college is fully informed about all issues related to delivery of the catering service.
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:
1 360 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
13/07/2018
End:
12/07/2023
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:
15/12/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
19/01/2018
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 selection 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 Selection Questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/carmel_college
The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 15.12.2017 (12:00). Suppliers 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 Selection 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 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Carmel College
St Helen's
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/10/2017