East Anglian Schools Trust ~ Catering Tender

Concepts

• school catering
• east anglian schools trust
• suffolk
• anglian schools trust
• kesgrave high school
• catering tender
• free school meals
• provision of all catering services
• school curriculum
• possibility of a new special school

Location

Suffolk

Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for East Anglian Schools Trust.

Total Quantity or Scope

The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within each school, which also includes the provision for all hospitality and free issue requirements. To confirm; Kesgrave High School, Main Rd, Kesgrave, Ipswich IP5 2PB Farlingaye High School, Ransom Rd, Woodbridge IP12 4JX Bungay High School and Sixth Form Centre, Queen's Rd, Bungay NR35 1RW There is also the possibility of a new special school being included within this tender – details will be confirmed as the process progresses The current contract offers a return to the Client. Within this contract all free school meals and hospitality are recharged at net food cost only. The duration of the contract being offered is three years commencing on 1st September 2021 and concluding on 31 August 2024, with the potential for an extension of up to a further two years. The contract being offered is based on a guaranteed performance basis. Please note that the successful Supplier will pay The Litmus Partnership a consultancy fee on award of this contract, which will be to the value of £6,000.00 plus VAT. This fee will be invoiced immediately after the 10 day standstill period ends (by 31 July 2021). To ensure transparency, you will clearly show within your management fee a breakdown of this consultancy fee, over the length of the contract. The total full fee will be paid by the successful Supplier, in full to The Litmus Partnership, by no later than 31 August 2021. It is expected that the successful Supplier will work very closely with the Client and engage with the school curriculum 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. Inward investment is sought as part of your tender return to help facilitate your service offer and is to be depreciated over the contract term. For the avoidance of doubt TUPE Regulations including pension rights will apply to this contract where applicable. The successful Supplier will be expected to deliver a concise and detailed method of management reporting at the end of each month, thus updating the Client on the contract performance. It is imperative that an open book policy is offered to ensure that the School has total clarity on financial performance of the contract. The Client is seeking both innovation and the application of current food trends within the tender submissions and would expect as a result of this to be able to identify ‘Best Value’ in both financial and qualitative terms and work in partnership with the chosen Supplier moving into this contract term. Please see SQ document for further information. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/NN48R7N93R

CPV Codes

• 55524000 - School catering services

Indicators

• Variant bids may be considered.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. 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-Suffolk:-School-catering-services./NN48R7N... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/NN48R7N93R GO Reference: GO-2021224-PRO-17840138