Future Academies Trust ~ Uniforms Tender

Concepts

• future academies trust
• clothing and accessories
• school uniforms
• trust values - knowledge
• flourishing multi-academy trust
• wearing of school uniform
• value of the uniform income
• structure of our trust
• cost of uniform
• future academies

Location

London: LONDON

Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide school uniforms and associated ordering systems and platforms for Future Academies Trust. Included in this Tender are the following 10 academies: ●Barclay Academy ●Churchill Gardens Primary Academy ●Future Academies Watford ●Laureate Academy ●Millbank Academy ●Phoenix Academy ●Pimlico Academy ●Pimlico Primary ●The Grange Academy ●Trinity Academy

Total Quantity or Scope

The successful Supplier will be required to provide school uniforms and associated ordering systems and platforms for Future Academies Trust. We are Future Academies: a flourishing multi-academy trust, founded with the aim of improving the life chances and raising the aspirations of young people. We offer a rich and stimulating education comprised of a knowledge-rich curriculum, diverse cultural and extracurricular opportunities, and a strong pastoral support system. All children and young people are welcomed in our inclusive community, and all are challenged to be the best they can be. For further information about our vision, achievements and the structure of our Trust, please visit our website https://www.futureacademies.org/ This ethos is embodied in our Trust values - Knowledge, Aspiration, and Respect - and in our motto, libertas per cultum (“freedom through education”). The tender project is seeking to appoint a supplier partner who offers high quality in terms of goods that are ‘fit for purpose’, who will also offer excellent value for money over the entire contract period, whilst delivering excellence in customer service for parents/carers and our academies The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st June 2024 to 31st May 2027 with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the client. Included within this tender are the following 10 academies: … Trust expansion is likely, therefore additional academies, as they join the Trust or, if new build, as they open, may be added to this arrangement at the client’s discretion. Current Operational Model: Within Future Academies Trust, uniforms are currently provided by Trutex. Trutex are supplied through various retailers across the Trust, including: -Smarty Schoolwear -Uniform 4 Kids -WearAbouts (Norwood) -White Hall Clothiers -Trutex -School Uniform Direct Client Objectives -Future Academies Trust believes that the wearing of school uniform helps to foster a strong sense of school identity and goes some way to acting as a social leveller, however it recognises that the cost of uniform can be a significant issue for some parents and carers. Our main objectives centre around quality, cost and best value. At a wholesale level, the value of the uniform income is currently £2,251,690 across all schools included in this tender. This is calculated on an average of school uniform costing £50/ pupil at the secondary schools and £35/ pupils at the primary schools. Therefore the value of this contract over the maximum 5 year term is £11,258,450.

CPV Codes

• 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

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: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Clothing%2C-footwear%2C-luggage-articles-and-accessories./X9C67Q3QFF" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Clothing%2C-footwear%2C-luggage-articles-and-accessories./X9C67Q3QFF To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/X9C67Q3QFF" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/X9C67Q3QFF GO Reference: GO-202352-PRO-22729045