The CAM Academy Trust - Catering Services Tender

Concepts

• school catering
• cambridge
• cambridgeshire
• catering service providers
• existing catering staff
• the cam academy trust schools
• catering
• academy
• cam
• major further expansion

Location

Cambridgeshire CC

Description

St Peter’s School & Sixth Form and Cambourne Village College are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Cam Academy Trust currently oversees a group of seven primary phase, four secondary Schools and two sixth form Colleges in South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdon, with one just over the border in central Bedfordshire. Based in Cambridge, St Peter’s School & Sixth Form are one of the Cam Academy Trust Schools, who are committed to providing a positive learning environment in which every student can achieve his or her best. Cambourne Village College, another academy of The Cam Academy Trust, opened in brand new premises in September 2013 with just five forms of Year 7 pupils. Serving one of the fastest-growing communities in the UK, they now have more than 1,300 pupils on roll, with major further expansion planned, including the opening of our new sixth form centre in September 2024. … The contract will be for three years in duration, with the option to extend for a further one period of up to two years and with a commencement date of 1st August 2024. Full details will be included in the Invitation to Tender. TUPE regulations apply to this contract, which involves the transfer of existing catering staff, of which some may be members of the Local Government Pension Scheme, requiring arrangements to be made for 'Admitted Body' status with the relevant pension fund.

CPV Codes

• 55524000 - School catering services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

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://invictus-inport.com/tenders/UK-UK-Cambridge:-School-catering-services./YDU7756MR8" target="_blank">https://invictus-inport.com/tenders/UK-UK-Cambridge:-School-catering-services./YDU7756MR8 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://invictus-inport.com/respond/YDU7756MR8" target="_blank">https://invictus-inport.com/respond/YDU7756MR8 GO Reference: GO-20231011-PRO-24160318