Catering Services Knottingley

The provision of catering services to up to 5 primary academies in Knottingley.

United Kingdom-Doncaster: School catering services

2015/S 008-009531

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

School Partnership Trust Academies
Education House, Unit 2 Carolina Court, Wisconsin Drive, Lakeside
For the attention of: Mark Willett
DN4 5RA Doncaster
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1302379240
E-mail: mark.willett@schoolpartnershiptrust.org.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.schoolpartnershiptrust.org.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.schoolpartnershiptrust.org.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Other: Academy Trust

I.3)Main activity

Education

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Catering Services Knottingley.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 17: Hotel and restaurant services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Knottingley, West Yorkshire.
NUTS code

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The provision of catering services to up to 5 primary academies in Knottingley.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

55524000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 400 000 and 650 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1Lot title: England Lane Academy

1)Short description

Provision of catering services.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

55524000

3)Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 60 000 and 100 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2Lot title: Knottingley St Botolph’s C of E Academy

1)Short description

Provision of catering services.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

55524000

3)Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 60 000 and 110 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 3Lot title: Simpson’s Lane Academy

1)Short description

Provision of catering services.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

55524000

3)Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 100 000 and 125 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 4Lot title: The Vale Primary Academy

1)Short description

Provision of catering services.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

55524000

3)Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 150 000 and 175 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 5Lot title: Willow Green Academy

1)Short description

Provision of catering services.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

55524000

3)Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 80 000 and 110 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Not required.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Minimum standards for participation are stated in the tender documents:
Failure to achieve a pass in any of the minimum standards will result in your exclusion from any further part in this process.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required Economic and financial standing — Tenderers are required to have a minimum annual turnover of 5 000 000 GBP.
Suppliers must be financially fluid and currently trading.
They must not be recorded at Companies House as having any negative action/event (dissolved, removed, in liquidation, etc.) that calls into question their financial/corporate standing. Such action/event will be deemed to be a failure to meet minimum standards of economic and financial standing.
Additionally, suppliers must provide suitable evidence in the form of the last full year of accounts (audited and accompanied by auditors’ confirmation where they are above the statutory threshold for providing audited accounts, or certified by their bank if they are below the statutory audit threshold).
Non provision of such evidence to a satisfactory standard will be deemed to be a failure to meet minimum standards of economic and financial standing.
If a business has been recently set up and not audited, annual or endorsed accounts have been produced, unaudited or management accounts for the 3 months prior to the application must be provided and certified by an independent Chartered Accountant or accompanied by a positive bankers reference for the bidder.
Where information is available to the contracting authority that points to concerns over financial viability, further information may be requested to evidence financial viability and non-availability of, or refusal to provide such evidence, will be deemed to be a failure to meet minimum standards of economic and financial standing.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

See above.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See III 1.2).

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As stated within tender documents.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Failure to achieve a pass in any of the minimum standards will result in your exclusion from any further part in this process.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required.
Health and safety policy — Tenderers shall have a robust Health and Safety.
Policy endorsed by the Company Director(s).
Tenderers shall have in place insurance cover of a minimum:
— Public liability cover — 5 000 000 GBP.
— Employers liability cover — 5 000 000 GBP.
Other questions as indicated in the tender documents shall be assessed and scored on a points basis.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

SPTA/Knottingley Catering

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

13.2.2015 – 09:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

in days: 60 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 27.2.2015 – 11:00

Place:

SPTA Offices, Doncaster.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

9.1.2015