The Litmus Partnership: The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust

UK-Warwickshire: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust
       The Benn Education Centre, Craven Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3JZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.covmat.org/
       NUTS Code: UKG13

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         55524000 - School catering services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for schools within The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 3,600,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKG13 - Warwickshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Warwickshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for schools within The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services at each of the schools who participate and also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.
The successful Supplier will be expected to source all fresh produce on a local basis, especially fresh meat, bakery and fruit and vegetables.
The emphasis for this service is on achieving ‘best value’ and the successful Supplier will be expected to demonstrate innovation, flexibility and commercialism.
The contract being offered commences on 1 September 2020 for an initial three-year period and will operate on a fixed cost basis for the secondary school (Harris CofE Academy) and an all-inclusive meal price for the primary schools.
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 £9,000.00 plus VAT. This fee will be invoiced immediately after the 10 day standstill period ends on 22 June 2020. 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 fee will be paid by the successful Supplier, in full to The Litmus Partnership, by no later than Friday 3rd July 2020. This fee covers the provision of services to the following schools;
•Queens CofE Academy
•St James CE Academy, Bulkington
•St Michael's CofE Academy
•St Bartholomew's CofE Academy
•Harris CofE Academy
•Leamington Hastings CofE Academy
•Stretton CofE Academy
•St Laurence's CofE Academy
•St Nicolas CofE Academy
•Studley St Mary's CofE Academy
•St John's CofE Academy
•St Oswald's CofE Academy

Please find more information within the SQ Document.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      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
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2020/S 22-48551
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 12/11/2020

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 6
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Caterlink, 03732298
             Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, RG6 1PT, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ11
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 2,169,222
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional 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.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust
          The Benn Education Centre, Craven Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3JZ, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 29/12/2020