The James Hutton Institute ~ Catering, Hospitality and Cleaning Tender

Concepts

• james hutton institute
• aberdeen
• facilities management
• institute current
• cleaning services
• james hutton institute aberdeen
• cleaning contract
• hospitality
• institute
• catering services

Location

Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire:

Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering, Hospitality and Cleaning services for the James Hutton Institute Aberdeen and Dundee locations.

Total Quantity or Scope

Contract value = GBP 3.6 m over the whole lifetime of the contract The James Hutton Institute is a well-respected and globally recognised research organisation delivering fundamental and applied science to drive sustainable use of land and natural resources. The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee. It employs over 500 scientists and support staff, making it one of the biggest research centres in the UK and the first of its type in Europe. The Institute is one of the Scottish Governments main research providers, and as such will follow a PCS compliant tender process. The institute current combined catering and cleaning contract comes to its natural end in December 2023, and the client wishes to appoint a suitably qualified organisation to provide its catering and cleaning services. The contract is for the JHI locations in Aberdeen and Dundee. The institute will not accept tender responses for single services and require the provider to provide both catering and cleaning. The institute has embarked on an ambitious building project with its new Dundee offices, lecture theatre and meeting facilities opening in July 2024. As part of the tender exercise the client is exploring capital investment to options fit out the kitchen and service area of their new building in Dundee. Over the next two years the Institute are investing to deliver an open science campus that will be open to the public in Aberdeen. This will include the installation of a new restaurant facility that will also be open to the public. The Institute would welcome proposals that include engagement with local growers and suppliers to ensure local businesses benefit from the catering provided to the two locations. Contract commencement January 1st, 2024, for 3-year Period, followed by two one-year optional extensions.

CPV Codes

• 79993100 - Facilities management services
• 90910000 - Cleaning services
• 55520000 - Catering services

Indicators

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

Other Information

Please note: the Site Visit for this tender will be taking place Wednesday 28th June (Dundee) 2023 at 9.30am and 29th June 2023 (Aberdeen) at 9.30 am. Please confirm your attendee names via the LTMS Portal. Please note: This is running as an Open Tender Procedure, via the Litmus Tender Management System (LTMS). Bidders will be required to submit both their SQ response and also their Tender Response by the same deadline of 21st July 2023 at 12:00. Please use the following links to submit your SQ and your Tender responses via LTMS portal: SQ Response : To submit your SQ Response, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/7Z5UPFBGE5 Tender Response : To submit your Tender Response, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/9JBUB7FAM3 Please note that The Litmus Partnership Ltd is publishing this Contract Notice on behalf of our client, The James Hutton Institute. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please note that The Litmus Partnership Ltd is publishing this Contract Notice on behalf of our client, The James Hutton Institute. 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. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/authority/noticecreate/Question21.asp... (SC Ref: 735514) NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=735514. (SC Ref:735514)