Official UK procurement notice
Charles Darwin Academy Trust - Catering Services
Authority: The Charles Darwin Academy trust·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Charles Darwin Academy Trust is inviting suitably qualified suppliers to provide catering services to its staff, students and pupil's at two locations in Biggin Hill, Kent.
Expressions of interest should be registered with Bill Campbell by Monday 20th December, All documentation will be issued by email, Instructions for completion will be detailed within the documents.
The Schools in scope are;
- The Charles Darwin School is a warm and welcoming secondary school which forms a happy and inclusive community, comprising of 1340 students including a 6th form of 236. Situated close to the Biggin Hill Airfield.
The catering facilities are fully fitted with a single use dining area which also has a small café facility. A 'POD' service is also provided in the main outdoor area, the 6th form has a small 'Trolley' service. Some refurbishment of the kitchen and servery area may be needed. The payment policy is no cash payments and the school will require replacement of the current 'Cunningham's' cashless payment system.
- Biggin Hill Primary school is part of the Charles Darwin Academy; a two form entry school set in beautiful grounds on the outskirts of the London Borough of Bromley. The school comprises of 402 pupils from YR to Y6 plus 29 pupils in their Pre School setting. The School kitchen is dated and will require some equipment upgrading.
The school ethos is built around our five core values which were developed by both the staff and children at the school. Our values: Positivity, Respect, Inclusivity, Discovery and Endeavour reflect the school's desire to take PRIDE in everything we do. Following these values is central to what we describe as the 'Biggin Hill Way'.
The Trust intends to let the contract as a single 'Lot' appointing one contractor for both locations.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Charles Darwin Academy trust is seeking a suitably qualified partner to provide…RenewalPublished value£450,000
The Charles Darwin Academy trust is seeking a suitably qualified partner to provide catering services to its pupils, students and staff, services at the secondary school will cover Breakfast, Break, Lunch and the Sixth Form.
The Primary Service will cover Breakfast and Lunch. The contract will be for an initial term of 3 years with an option for 2 further years by mutual consent.
This will be a resticted process in 2 stages with a list of supplier questions issued to all companies who have expressed an interest, for completion by 14th Janauary 2022. A shortlist of companies will then be compiled to be invited to tender and view the facilites.
The timetable for the process is as follows;
Issue pre-qualification documents 15 -17th December 21
Christmas break Weds 22nd December - Mon 3rd Jan 22
Deadline for pre-qualification return Friday 14th January 22
Pre-qualification evaluation Wednesday 19th January 22
Contractors site and tender meeting Thursday 27th January 22
Spring Half Term 14th Feb - 18th Feb
Deadline for tender response Friday 25th February
Contract Start Monday 1st August Additional information: The 2nd stage Tender document will be submiited with 1 hard copy to the school and electronically in PDF format via email to client and schools nominated advisor
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Companies must have completed the SQ stage and meet the deadline dates.
Companies must be able to prove and demonstrate their ability to fulfil a catering contract in an education environment,
Demonstrating an understanding of the particular requirements both of, implementation and compliance of relevant legislation.
The contract will require financial and service guarantees with both the Secondary and Primary school facilities needing a level of investment, which will be at the discretion of the individual tendered business models and ammortised over the term of the contract.
- Technical & professional ability
Companies will be required to demonstrate thier qualification and experience to provide catering services and how these will be applied to an edcuation environment
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Dec 2021, 10:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2021, 09:43 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031185- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03003dFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Contract performance will be mearured by reveiw of termly 'key performance indicators' , based on;
Financial performace
Quality of food
Quality of service delivered both to cleint and customers
Publisher note: The Charles Darwin Academy is inviting suitably qualified suppliers to provide catering services to its staff, students and pupil's at two locations in Biggin Hill, Kent. The Schools in scope are; The Charles Darwin School is a warm and welcoming secondary school which forms a happy and inclusive community, comprising of 1340 students including a 6th form of 236. Situated close to the Biggin Hill Airfield. The catering facilities are fully fitted with a single use dining area which also has a small café facility. A 'POD' service is also provided in the main outdoor area, the 6th form has a small 'Trolley' service. Some refurbishment of the kitchen and servery area may be needed. The payment policy is no cash payments and the school will require replacement of the current 'Cunningham's' cashless payment system. Biggin Hill Primary school is part of the Charles Darwin Academy; a two form entry school set in beautiful grounds on the outskirts of the London Borough of Bromley. The school comprises of 402 pupils from YR to Y6 plus 29 pupils in their Pre School setting. The School kitchen is dated and will require some equipment upgrading. The school ethos is built around our five core values which were developed by both the staff and children at the school. Our values: Positivity, Respect, Inclusivity, Discovery and Endeavour reflect the school's desire to take PRIDE in everything we do. Following these values is central to what we describe as the 'Biggin Hill Way'. The Trust intends to let the contract as a single 'Lot' appointing one contractor for both locations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
15 Dec 2021 → 3 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published15 Dec 2021, 09:43 GMT
- Submission deadline20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Next notice expected3 Jan 2024
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2021- Status changed to active15 Dec 2021, 09:43 GMT
- Procurement method changed15 Dec 2021, 09:43 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT15 Dec 2021, 09:43 GMT
- Buyer details updated15 Dec 2021, 09:43 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeProcess and specification contact points (1)
- Campbell Catering ConsultancyProcess contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria