Leek Federation Catering Service Tender

The Schools wish to place their catering services (as a group cluster) to competitive tender and are inviting professional catering organisations to bid for the contract.

United Kingdom-Leek: School meals

2015/S 054-094733

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Churnet View Middle School (lead school)
Churnet View
For the attention of: Sam Burgess
ST13 6PU Leek
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1538384939
E-mail: sburgess@leekfederation.org.uk

Internet address(es):

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA9341

Electronic access to information: www.mytenders.org

Further information can be obtained from: RM&C Consultants Limited
Suite 3 Corner House Offices, High Street
For the attention of: Mike Pooleman
TN17 3HE Cranbrook
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1580715531
E-mail: mikeindoors@aol.com
Internet address: www.rmandcconsultants.co.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: RM&C Consultants Limited
Suite 3 Corner House Offices, High Street
For the attention of: Mike Pooleman
TN17 3HE Cranbrook
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1580715531
E-mail: mikeindoors@aol.com
Internet address: www.rmandcconsultants.co.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: RM&C Consultants Limited
Suite 3 Corner House Offices, High Street
For the attention of: Mike Pooleman
TN17 3HE Cranbrook
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1580715531
E-mail: mikeindoors@aol.com
Internet address: www.rmandcconsultants.co.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

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:

The Leek Federation Catering Service Tender.

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

Services
Service category No 14: Building-cleaning services and property management services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Churnet View Middle School, Leek High Specialist Technology School (including The Meadows Special School, Westwood College, St Edwards (C of E) Academy.

NUTS code UK

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

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

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

The Leek Federation is a Hard Federation of schools comprising of:
Churnet View Middle School.
Leek High Specialist Technology School and The Meadows Special School.
Westwood College.
The above schools are also in collaboration with St Edwards (C of E) Academy.
Pupil numbers across all sites are as follows:
Churnet View Middle School 458 Age range 9-13.
Leek High Specialist Technology School.
(including The Meadows Special School) 525 Age range 13-19.
Westwood College 850 Age range 13-19.
St Edwards (C of E) Academy 746 Age range 9-13.
The Schools wish to place their catering services (as a group cluster) to competitive tender and are inviting professional catering organisations to bid for the contract which will be awarded following due process by 12.6.2015. The Federation would ideally like to award the contract to one supplier.

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site athttp://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=150571

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15894210

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

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

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:

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

Starting 1.8.2015. Completion 31.7.2018

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

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

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

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: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established.
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Accelerated restricted
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: The federation wish to have a contract in place by 5.6.2015 to enable TUPE and LGPS consultations to take place in time for a 1.8.2015 start if the contract cahges hands.

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

Envisaged number of operators: 5

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:

Catering RM&C (The Leek Federation)

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

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

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

2.4.2015 – 12:00

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

27.4.2015

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

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

(MT Ref:150571).

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:

13.3.2015